10c Green, Ty. I (13). Horizontal pair, large margins at sides, ample at top and just touched at bottom, used with 1c Blue, Ty. II (7), Plate 2, ample margins, tied by "Portsmouth Va. Nov. 17" circular datestamp on 1856 cover to Stockholm, Sweden, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Nov. 22" transit datestamp, "U.S. PKT." straightline handstamp, transit backstamps including Royal Danish Postal Agency and Royal Swedish Postal Agency double-circles of Hamburg offices, slight wear at edges

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE I TO PREPAY THE AMERICAN PACKET RATE TO SWEDEN.

Ex White and Sevenoaks. With 1980 P.F. certificate

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