1c Blue, Type II (7). Block of six from Plate 2, dark color, margins to cut in at top and right, cancelled by blurry strikes of "Crescent City Cal. Feb. 18" large double-circle datestamp, left strike possibly ties to cover, clearer strike of same datestamp over indicia of 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U17) to Livorno, Italy, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Apr. 19" transit datestamp, French entry datestamp and manuscript "17" crazie due for a cover sent by American Packet to England and then via France to Tuscany, receiving backstamp, bottom left stamp small crease, some mended backflap faults, Fine appearing and extremely rare cover with a block of six of the 1c 1851 Issue, the franking of only 16c is difficult to explain as it underpaid the 26c rate from California to Europe via American Packet, however no stamps appear to be missing so perhaps either the shortage was paid in cash or ignored by the postal clerks

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