Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012

Category — Bank Note thru Louisiana Purchase Issues on Cover

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1869
c
Sale 1026, Lot 1869, Bank Note thru Louisiana Purchase Issues on Cover10c Louisiana Purchase (327). Used with strip of four 2c Shield (319), tied by four strikes of New York registry oval on Jul. 6, 1904 cover to Ostra Yttermark, Finland, addressed to "Finland Russia," (Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire until 1917), New York Registry label and "Station - O" boxed handstamp, back with New York registry markings and Yttermark receiving datestamp, cover with overall soiling and 10c stamp with perf flaw at top, still Fine appearing cover to a very unusual destination, correctly paying double the 5c UPU rate plus the 8c registry fee

E. 400-500
325