10c Green, Ty. IV-II-II (16-14-14). Positions 55-57L1, horizontal strip of three, left stamp Type IV recut at bottom, center and right stamps Type II, large top and bottom margins (separated with a rule), tied by light strike of New Orleans circular datestamp with red "New York Br. Pkt 7 Paid Dec. 1" (1858) credit datestamp on cover to Bremen, Germany, manuscript "Pr. Prussian closed mail", red "Aachen 16 12/Franco" boxed handstamp, 1858 docketing on back which also has an embossed oval on flap for a New Orleans company, Very Fine and scarce use of a combination strip of the 10c 1855 Issue with Type IV on a Prussian Closed Mail cover to Germany, likely carried on the Cunarder Canada, departing Boston Dec. 1, 1858 and arriving Liverpool Dec. 13

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