24¢ Red Lilac (70), deep rich color and well-centered, used with horizontal pair of 3¢ Rose (65), tied by neat strikes of large "Paid" grids and 24¢ tied by red "Boston Paid 12 Oct. 10" (1862) 12¢ credit datestamp on red and blue "The Union. It must be preserved." Waving Flag Patriotic cover to Paris, France, red Calais arrival datestamp also ties 24¢, red boxed "P.D." handstamp and receiving backstamp, Very Fine and fresh, an unusually beautiful 24¢ 1861 Issue Patriotic cover to France from the Angell correspondence, ex Matthies, Haas, Paliafito, Ishikawa, Gabriel and "Sevenoaks"

History and Commentary

The Angell Correspondence

Dr. Henry C. Angell was a Boston optometrist who spent considerable time traveling in Europe. Covers are known sent to him in France, Italy, England, Germany and Austria, plus a few forwarded to other destinations. Dr. Angell was an art collector and undoubtedly appreciated the wide variety of Civil War patriotic envelopes mailed to him overseas.

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