5¢ Red Brown (1), horizontal pair, three large margins, clear to just in at left, minor wrinkling, brilliant color, tied by red circular grid cancels, matching "New-York Jan. 20" (1850) circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Kingston, Canada West, manuscript "3" pence due for ferriage rate applied in Canada (Cape Vincent, N.Y., to Kingston), red Kingston backstamp (January 23), lightly toned horizontal file fold, few age spots barely affect right stamp, Very Fine, the 3p ferriage rate applied to mail crossing between Cape Vincent and Kingston, which required two ferries and a land crossing--the ferriage rate applied until the new U.S.-Canadian postal treaty took effect on April 6, 1851--very few are known with the 1847 Issue, ex Boker

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