24c Lilac (78). used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65), each tied by well-struck strike of Clover Leaf fancy cancel on 1866 cover to Furth, Bavaria, printed address and routing instructions, sender's directive to go by steamer Fulton, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Apr. 14" credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, minor wear at top from opening

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR 1861 ISSUE FRANKING TIED BY CLOVER LEAF FANCY CANCEL ON A COVER TO GERMANY.

Examples of pictorial fancy cancels applied at the New York foreign-mail exchange office are very rare and unusual. The Horse Head, Union Soldier's Head and this Clover Leaf come to mind.

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