12¢ Black (17), horizontal pair and single, used with horizontal pair and single of 3¢ Dull Red, Type II (11A), large margins to slightly in, symmetrically arranged in corners and tied by grid cancels on blue folded cover originating in New York City and addressed to Buenos Aires, Argentina, sender's route instructions "Pr Steamer via Boston 24th Novbr & Southampton England 9th Decbr"--carried on the Cunarder Canada as directed--magenta crayon "40" credit, red London transit datestamp (December 7, 1852), very rare franking and a fascinating round-trip transatlantic cover from the U.S. to Argentina via Great Britain, the Ashbrook archives (index cards) list another cover from this correspondence with strips of three of the 3¢ and 12¢ 1851 Issue, ex Piller, Giamporcaro and Hackmey, with 1993 P.F. certificate

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