Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023

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Category — 1870-88 Banknote Issues

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Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
257
c
Sale 1291, Lot 257, 1870-88 Banknote Issues2c Vermilion (183). Used with 3c Green (184), tied by "New-York Jan. 17 N" 1881 duplex datestamp and oval grid cancel on corner card cover to Benjamin S. Lyman in Yedo (Tokyo), Japan, red manuscript forwarding address to Calcutta, India, bold "Tokio Japan 4 Mar" and "Yokohama Mar. 5 1881" with star circular datestamp, backstamped New York, San Francisco, Yokohama (Mar. 4) and "Yokohama Paq. Fr. S No. 1 5 Mars 81" Ligne S octagonal datestamp -- carried on Menzaleh from Tokyo to Hong Kong -- Galle (Mar. 26) and Calcultta (Apr. 8) backstamps, Very Fine, rare use of French maritime datestamp on U.S. cover to Japan

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