12c Black (17). Used with horizontal pair and single 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), very different shades, tied by one of two strikes of "Saint Paul Min. Ter. Nov. 23" (1855) territorial circular datestamp with "PAID" straightline, pair also cancelled by magenta "X" on buff cover to France, red "New York Am. Packet Dec. 16" circular datestamp and "19" credit handstamp overstruck with red grid, La Havre entry datestamp and manuscript "6" decimes due, Very Fine cover combining a number of unusual elements, including the territorial origin, the franking with different shades of the 3c, as well as the rates intended and paid, this is overpaid for the 20c American Packet Direct rate to France via New York-Havre Line, the strip was sufficient for and possibly intended to prepay the 21c rate via England; however, the letter reached New York in time for the Havre line sailing of the Union, which departed New York on Dec. 17 and arrived at Havre on Jan. 1, 1856

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