5c Red Brown (75). Horizontal strip of three, beautiful warm shade, tied by large Boston "Paid" grids on Brigadier General Franz Sigel Patriotic cover to Vienna, Austria, "F. Hedge, Boston" imprint, Angell correspondence, red "N. York Paid Hamb. Pkt. 10 Mar. 7" 10c credit datestamp, "FRANCO" in frame handstamp, 1863 transit and receiving backstamps, trivial edgewear at top left

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE STRIP OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1862 RED BROWN ON A PATRIOTIC COVER TO AUSTRIA, FROM THE FAMOUS ANGELL CORRESPONDENCE. A PHENOMENAL COVER.

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.

Very few patriotic covers are known franked with the 5c Red Brown. Only two Angell covers bear this franking (the other, cancelled on the same day, was offered in our "Sevenoaks" sale). Only three others are known with the 5c Red Brown, including one with a single and two with two singles.

Ex Matthies and Myers. With 2004 P.F. certificate

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