15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep rich colors, few lightly toned perfs, used with 1c Buff, 3c Ultramarine (112, 114), tied by segmented circular cork cancels, "Dunkirk N.Y. Feb. 16" (1870) circular datestamp on small cover addressed in blue to Rome, Italy, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Feb. 19" transit datestamp on back and "4" credit handstamp on front, red Verviers-Cologne transit, purple "P.D." handstamp ties 1c, blue "fr 1-1/2" rate, Rome receiving backstamp, vertical fold clear of stamps, long sealed opening tear passes beneath stamps (between 1c and 3c) but does not affect them, cover refolded at top where 3c stamp overlaps edge (slightly creased), 1c has small faults at left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLY COLORFUL COVER AND VERY RARE 1869 PICTORIAL COMBINATION FOR THE 19-CENT NORTH GERMAN UNION CLOSED MAIL RATE TO ROME.

Illustrated in color in the 1869 PRA Census (p. 124). Ex Coulter. With 2006 P.F. certificate.

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