90c Rose Carmine (166). Bright shade, used with pair of 10c Brown (166), tied by "N.Y. Supplementary Mail Feb. 1 Paid" Type F (1879) duplex datestamp and oval grid cancel on large blue cover to Paris, France, red Calais arrival datestamp (Feb. 13), 90c stamp small edge tears at lower right, left 10c stamp surface scuff, some minor cover edgewear and tiny bleaching spots

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 90-CENT 1873 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE ON A SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL COVER TO FRANCE.

The $1.10 franking on this cover paid 11-times the 5c UPU rate (55c), doubled for Supplementary Mail, which allowed it to be processed in New York after the regular mails had closed. Of the small number of on-cover uses of the 90c 1873 Continental, this is among the most attractive and easiest to display, as it is not a wide courthouse cover.

Ex Braus. Illustrated in Chronicle 106 (1980 London Special Issue). Signed Ashbrook. Scott value $7,500.00 for 90c on cover.

Image Magnifier / Download

Power Search for Comparables