Lot 1745
Union and Constitution. Red and blue Eagle & Flags design on 1863 cover to Florence, Italy, franked with 1861, 1¢ blue + 3¢ rose + 24¢ red lilac (3¢ & 24¢ small faults) tied by large Boston "Paid" in grid handstamps, Boston & London transit and receiving backstamps, F.-V.F., a rare foreign patriotic usage from the Angell correspondence, ex Matthies, Myers, Bischel.Scott No. 63+65+70 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,200