2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by bold strikes of Honeycomb fancy cancel (early New York Foreign Mail type), red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 5" circular datestamp on 1865 folded letter to Cadiz, Spain, red "8.R" due handstamp, London and Cadiz backstamps, file fold clear of stamps

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BLACK JACK PAYING PART OF THE 5-CENT BRITISH OPEN MAIL RATE TO SPAIN. PROBABLY NO MORE THAN SIX SUCH COVERS EXIST.

With 2001 P.F. certificate

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