France 59, 63, 40c Orange and 80c Rose on Colorado Territory 1874 Cover, both stamps VF with "22" in dotted 5-point star ccls. Cover also with Paris (France) dc ccl; London (England) "PAID" cds transit ccl in red; and red Chicago, ILL "PAID ALL" cds transit ccl. Also, with red boxed "PD" hs and red curved "2/CENTS" hs and addressed to "Mrs. John W. Oothout/Denver/Colorado Ter./United States of America". The cover is very thin, somewhat transparent paper with "De La Rue" watermark and with green oval hs on reverse only partially readable, but probably a business hs (Image)

$75

Italy 26, 30, 35a, 5c, 30c and 20c Issues on cover to Colorado Territory, tied to cover with 2 "19" in dot grid boxed ccls. Also, with "NAPOLI/7/FEB/74" cds ccl, red "P.D." hs and red "NEW YORK/FEB/24/PAID ALL" (Vlissingen and Wand #13) foreign mail cds ccl. Reverse with Verona (Italy) transit cds ccl and indistinct dc ccl. Cover addressed to "Mrs. J.W. Oothout/Denver/Colorado/United States of America." Cat($40) (Image)

$50