10¢ Black (2), huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, detailed impression, tied by red circular grid cancel, matching "New-York Jan. 11" (1850) circular datestamp with day inverted on blue folded cover to Kingston, Canada, manuscript "3" pence due for ferriage rate applied in Canada (Cape Vincent, N.Y., to Kingston), red Kingston circular datestamp on back (January 15), an Extremely Fine Gem stamp and pristine cover, rare use of the 10¢ 1847 on a cover to Canada with the ferriage rate, this 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--pencil note on back by William O. Bilden, ex Boker

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