3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11). Horizontal pair, large margins to barely in, tied by large "Paid" grid on folded letter from China to Boston, datelined "Canton May 6, 1856" and sent to Augustine Heard in Boston, forwarded to Sharon N.Y., sender's route directive "Via Marseilles", neat "Hong Kong 9 MY 1856" datestamp and London transit on back, "New-York Am. Pkt. Jul. 17" circular datestamp and red Boston circular datestamp, manuscript "54" due marking, "53" handstamp overstruck by grids and re-rated "96", business content which is duplicate of another sending, light wear, Very Fine, an extremely rare and unusual use of the 1851 Issue on a double-rate inbound cover from China

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