10c Yellow (116). Bright color, tied by quartered cork and light strike of May 4 (1870) Rochester N.Y. circular datestamp on yellow cover to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, addressed to Capt. Samuel Pierce "Care Steamer Tybee" (the Tybee was one of the Santo Domingo Steam Line vessels), red "New York Jun. 4" transit circular datestamp, Santo Domingo Jun. 15 receiving datestamp on face of cover more clearly struck than other examples from this correspondence, Very Fine, colorful cover and very rare 1869 use to the Dominican Republic, Michael Laurence records only five 10c 1869 covers carried on the Santo Domingo Steam Line, ex Coulter

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