3c Experimental Orange Brown, Type II (11A var). Position 26R1L, bright color in this scarcer shade which comes only from Plate 1L, margins all around, tied by "Providence R.I. Jan. 26" (1852) circular datestamp, second strike of different Providence circular datestamp with 5c integral-rate on buff cover to Paris, France, "PAID" straightline indicating that the additional 2c must have been paid in cash, carried on Cunarder Asia, arriving Liverpool Feb. 7, 1852, red French entry datestamp and "13" decimes due which ties the stamp, transit and receiving backstamps including boxed handstamp indicating letter arrived unsealed, Very Fine, we have offered several dozen 3c Plate 1L Experimental Orange Brown covers and this is the only one to a foreign destination, with 2015 P.F. certificate

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