5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal pair, large margins to just in at top right, tied by bold "Palatine Ill. Sep. 10" circular datestamp on orange cover to Forestville, Canada, light strikes of red "U. States" in arc and "Paid 10" handstamps, receiving backstamps, stamps barely affected from placement at edge of cover

FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE PAIRS USED ON COVER TO CANADA, OF WHICH A TOTAL OF SEVEN COVERS ARE RECORDED.

Two of the seven usages are paid by two singles. Of the 24 pairs on cover recorded in our census, this is the only known used from Illinois.

Ex Mayer. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-350.

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