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 15c Black, F. Grill (98). Used with 3c Red, F. Grill, and 10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (94, 96), 10c s.e. at right, cancelled or tied by quartered cork cancels and offset of "Lisboa" double-circle
datestamp on 1869 cover to Funchal, Madeira, purple "Phila. Paid All Jul. 27" circular datestamp, red "18" crayon credit, blue French transits, bold strike of "Franca" in oval handstamp, with original enclosure datelined at Germantown Penn.,
Philadelphia and Lisbon backstamps, 3c barely affected from placement near edge of coverVERY FINE. A PHENOMENAL THREE-COLOR FRANKING TO FUNCHAL, MADEIRA, WHICH PREPAYS THE 27-CENT RATE BY FRENCH MAILS. Madeira is an island off the west
coast of northern Africa, belonging to Portugal. This cover is addressed to the "U.S. Practice Ship Macedonian", which was decommissioned as a fighting ship and served as a training ship after the Civil War.
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E. 3,000-4,000
SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
