two singles tied by black rosettes to 1869 cover to "Surgeon James McMaster, U.S. Ship Savannah, Care of B.F. Stevens Esq., No. 17 Henrietta St., Covent Garden, London, England", red "New York Paid All Jul 6" datestamp alongside, red July 17 London arrival and double oval handstamp of "United States Despatch Agent B.F. Stevens, London Jul 19 1869", very fine and beautiful cover

Provenance: Judge Robert S. Emerson

Edward S. Knapp (Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1941)