5c Red Brown (1). Large margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, slightly in at bottom, tied by neat manuscript "X" cancel, red "L. I. Rail Road N.Y. 5" Long Island Railroad route agent's 5c integral-rate handstamp on cover to Paris, France, addressed to "Hon. Richard Rush, Minister des Etat Unis", light strike of red circular datestamp overstruck by July 1849 Boulogne datestamp, red "Colonies &c Art. 13" framed Anglo-French accountancy handstamp tying stamp, manuscript "13" decimes due marking, light strike of July 3 receiving backstamp, probably carried on the Cunarder Europa, which departed Boston on June 20 and arrived in Liverpool on July 1, docketed at left "Wilkinson's printing press wants information &c which I cannot give, not having it", stamp with scissors-cut at bottom, cover with trivial wear

FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE TO FRANCE AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD ROUTE AGENT'S MARKING ON COVER TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION.

The Alexander 1847 Issue census book records 31 examples of this Long Island Railroad marking, including one with the 10c and 30 with the 5c. This is the only cover to a foreign destination. The addressee, Richard Rush, was the recipient of the magnificent "Rush" cover, sent approximately eight months earlier during the Retaliatory Rate period (see Siegel Sale 912). The cover offered here was sent early in the Treaty Rate period.

With 1967 P.F. certificate

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