3c Rose Pink (64b). Used with two 1c Blue (63) and 10c Green (68), cancelled by grid of dots, "Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 27, 1861" circular datestamp on red and blue Waving Flag Patriotic cover to Gottingen, Germany and forwarded to Rinteln, Germany, red “N.York Brem. Pkt. 12 Aug. 31” credit datestamp, blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" three-line handstamp, various manuscript German rate markings for forwarding, each stamp with small fault mostly from placement near edge of cover

VERY FINE APPEARING PATRIOTIC COVER TO GERMANY WITH A THREE-COLOR FRANKING. THIS IS ALSO A VERY EARLY USE OF THE 1861 ISSUE STAMPS.

The franking pays the 15c rate via Bremen-Hamburg mails. The earliest documented use of the 1c and 3c is August 17, 1861 and the earliest documented use of the 10c is August 20, 1861, just a week before this was sent.

Ex Born. With 1976 P.F. certificate

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