Lot #: 5039

#9 1c blue, Type IV Horizontal Pair Used With #11A 3c Dull Red, on Folded Letter Sheet from New Orleans to France

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. Horizontal pair used with 3¢ dull red (11), tied by black grid cancels on folded letter sheet from New Orleans to France. Rated 5 cents for the Br. Packet Open Mail Rate. Manuscript "British Royal Mail" Horizontal fold goes through the 1c pair.

 

Weiss Certificate

Opening: $150
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold for: $150
Category: US Stamps and Postal History, Transatlantic
Catalogue: Scott 9, 11
Provenance:

Ex Lippman