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two singles used alongside 2c Brown Banknote (146), tied by NYFM grids (Weiss TR-G22) to 1877 cover to Paris, France at the 10c rate (4c overpaid), red "New York Paid 6 May 6" exchange datestamp, endorsed "Via England" and with red London transit, Calais May 18 entry handstamp, very fine, the only recorded example of this NYFM cancel, illustrated in Weiss (page 333), ex-Ainsworth

tied by blue Chicago duplex with circle of wedges to 1871 cover to Liverpool, England, red "New York Feb 11" transit also ties, "February 22 Liverpool arrival, forwarded by "Brown, Shipley & Co. Liverpool" oval to New York City with Great Britain 3d Rose tied by February 23 Liverpool duplex, very fine and colorful, ex-Ainsworth

black cork and matching "Old Point Comfort Va Jun 5" double circle datestamp on 1873 cover to James Matley of Company "F" of the 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment in Richmond, Virginia, June 14 Richmond advertised datestamp and "Returned to Writer", very fine piece of Americana, Matley was wounded at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in 1864

used alongside 6c Dull pink Banknote (159), tied by two NYFM geometrics (Weiss GE-EP3) to 1875 cover to Pont-de-Vaux, France at double the 9c treaty rate plus 18c supplementary mail fee, red "New York Paid Dec 4" exchange datestamp, blue crayon "2" for double weight, Calais entry and framed "PD" handstamp, forwarded to Paris with various backstamps, very fine, a rare 30c Banknote use on supplementary mail

1861 3c Rose (65) tied by black grid with matching New York datestamp to cover to Ravena, Ohio, beautiful illustrated advertisement showing a farmhouse and beehive, "Pettingill, Bates & Co., 37 Park Row, New York" imprint, barely reduced at left, very fine and attractive cover