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VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE ONE-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL FRANKING FOR THE 4-CENT BRITISH OPEN MAIL RATE TO FRANCE.
The "Short Paid" marking was applied by Munroe & Co. in Paris to help justify charging its client the five decimes postage due. This is one of the finest of the few 1c 1869 covers franked for the 4c British Open Mail rate.
Illustrated in color in 1869 PRA Census (p. 123). Ex Krug, Baker and Grunin. Signed Ashbrook. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL COVERS SENT DURING THE INTER-TREATY PERIOD OF UNITED STATES AND FRENCH MAILS.
The 10c stamp paid the double 4c British Open Mail rate to France (overpaid by 2c). In France, the letter's weight required three times the usual 5 decimes postage due (5 decimes per 7.5 grams, so this must have weighed between 15 and 20 grams). This rare usage with the San Francisco fancy cancel has drawn keen collector interest for many years, for example, Marc Haas paid $2,200 for this cover in the 1978 Siegel sale of the J. David Baker collection.
Ex Krug and Baker. With Ashbrook notes. (Image)