Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1856 5¢ Red Brown
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223°
Choice 5¢ 1856 Imperforate stamp on British Open Mail cover to France5¢ Red Brown (12), ample even margins, bright color, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov. 2" (1856) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Marseilles, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Nov. 12" circular datestamp, carried on Cunarder Asia (departing November 12, 1856, arriving Liverpool November 24), Calais arrival datestamp (November 24), "13" decimes due handstamp, Very Fine, an attractive cover with a four-margin 5¢ 1856 stamp paying the shore-to-ship rate, ex Haas
E. 750-1,000
750