Lot Details

March United States Postal History

Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 3124
Date: 03/29/2023 - 17:00

Connecticut Postal History, 1869 Pictorial Issue

black datestamp with matching star in circle fancy cancels tying 1869 3c Ultramarine pair and 10c Yellow (114, 116) to cover to Gothenburg, Sweden (Warner correspondence), red "New York Paid All Direct" backstamp and matching "4" credit, boxed "Bremen Franco 17 6" and "Weiterfr 1½ Sgr" handstamps, trivial tear at bottom, left, very fine and attractive cover overpaying by 2c the short-lived 14c direct rate to Sweden by North German Union mail, ex-Klein and Angel

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Starting Price: $2,000
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