30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Used with 10c Yellow (116) and tied by circle of wedges, matching "New York Aug. 19 2PM" circular datestamp on brown linen-lined 1869 cover to Havana, Cuba, blue company handstamp at left, light strike of oval "NA" handstamp, missing side flaps, edgewear affects a few perfs at top, cover somewhat acidified and in need of a skillful paper restorer's attention

FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 30-CENT AND 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE FOR THE QUADRUPLE 10-CENT RATE TO CUBA VIA AMERICAN PACKET.

From a recent discovery and offered to the collector market for the first time.

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