Lot
748 
1882, 5¢ yellow brown, horizontal pair, used with 2¢ Green (213), tied by "New York D Feb. 29 12:30 PM" (1888) leap-year duplex cancels on American Society of Mechanical Engineers corner card cover to Chemulpo, Korea, purple oval "U.S.S. Palos, Asiatic Station, 28 Apr. 88" receiving datestamp, reverse with Yokohama (4.7), San Francisco (3.6) and New York (2.29) leap year backstamps, Extremely Fine and rare cover from the U.S. to Korea at the 12¢ Australian rate, ex-Gabriel (Angel). Scott No. 205 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
The U.S.S. Palos cruised the Korean, Chinese and Japanese coasts, visiting the open treaty ports and making occasional voyages up the Yangtze and Canton Rivers.
Realized: $1,500