3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11). Margins to just in, tied by "New Orleans La. May 9" circular datestamp on "Toby's Express" blue cameo corner card cover to Alligator P.O. La., cameo design with eagle at top and Eaves imprint, barely reduced at right and stamp with minor flaw at bottom left, Very Fine example of this rare Toby's Express cover, several private expresses operated in the mid-to-late 1850's in conjunction with the Opelousas Railroad, this is the only one known to us to use a cameo corner card design

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