1c Blue, Type II (7). Positions 75-80L1E, horizontal strip of six with right interpane margin showing part of centerline, ample to large at bottom and left, cut in along top, bright Plate 1 Early shade, second and sixth stamps with double transfer, tied by multiple strikes of blue segmented cork grid cancel, matching "Marysville Cal. Mar. 29" (circa 1852) circular datestamp on light blue cover to Painesville O., some faint gum toning around strip, small corner crease in left stamp, top backflap added

VERY FINE. A RARE TRANSCONTINENTAL COVER WITH THE 6-CENT RATE PREPAID BY A STRIP OF SIX OF THE ONE-CENT TYPE II FROM PLATE ONE EARLY. VERY FEW COVERS EXIST WITH THIS FRANKING.

The 6c transcontinental rate was effective from July 1, 1851, to April 1, 1855. Approximately seven such West Coast multiples are known to us.

Ex Neinken and Wagshal

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