Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues thru Later Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2257
2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, clear grill points at center, used with 10c Green (68) on 3c Green entire (U84) to Geneva, Switzerland and forwarded to London, England, 10c straddle-pane margin at right, tied by blue circle of wedges cancel, matching "New Haven N.Y. May 22" (1871) circular datestamp, red "New York Paid All May 29" transit, 10c also tied by "More to Pay" handstamp, receiving backstamps, with original contents, Very Fine, unusual mixed-issue combination, the sender apparently prepaid the old 15c rate (overpaying reduced 10c rate) and the addressee had to pay 3 pence for forwarding
E. 200-300
225