10c Yellow, 12c Green (116, 117). Remarkably bright and rich colors, tied by beautiful bold Leaf cancel on blue folded letter to Barcelona, Spain, , red "12" credit handstamp and matching "New York Paid All. Jul. 13" (1869) backstamp, red London transit (Jul. 24) and matching "PD" in oval handstamp, red "2d" handstamp credit for England to Spain, Barcelona receiving backstamp

EXTREMELY FINE. A COLORFUL AND BREATHTAKING 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE COVER SENT FULLY PREPAID BY BRITISH MAIL AT THE 22-CENT RATE. EXAMPLES OF THIS RATE PAID BY THE 1869 ISSUE ARE EXTREMELY RARE.

This cover is pictured and discussed in U.S.-Spain Mails via British Convention, 1849-1876 by Richard F. Winter (supplement to Chronicle 147, pp. 15-16). The Convention rates effective from Jan. 1, 1868, to Dec. 31, 1870, followed a progression of 10c U.S. per -1/2 oz. and 12c credit to G.B. per 7.5 grams (-1/4 oz.). Therefore, this letter must have weighed no more than a quarter-ounce and was prepaid with 22c postage (12c U.S. credit to G.B. and 2p G.B. credit to Spain). It was carried on the Cunarder Java, departing New York on Jul. 14, 1869, and arriving off Queenstown on Jul. 22.

Ex Juhring, Grunin and Coulter. With 2006 P.F. certificate.

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