Northern Ohio Sanitary Fair, Cleveland, Ohio, 22d February, 1864, three-line imprint in truncated frame on buff cover addressed to Hon. James Monroe (nephew of President Monroe) at U.S. Consul in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, "Cleveland O. Feb. 8" double-circle datestamp, matching "15" in oval handstamp stating unpaid rate to France, "New York 9 Feb. 13" debit circular datestamp, endorsed "Pr. French Packet via Bordeaux", red Calais transit datestamp (February 25), Bordeaux "F/23" handstamp and red pencil "540" reis Brazilian postage due below imprint, Extremely Fine, the Northern Ohio Sanitary Fair envelopes are scarce in any form and this use to a foreign destination is believed to be unique, ex Kantor and illustrated in their book (fig. 179)

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