Lot
165 
City of Newport (Narragansett Bay), slightly overinked fancy shield type handstamp on cover to Providence R.I., franked with 1865 3¢ (straight edge at right) barely tied by "Providence, R.I. Jul 25" cds, partial fancy negative cork cancel, reduced at left, F.-V.F., the only recorded example of this packet marking, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 244 Estimate $300 - 400.