
Lot
1190
1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II, deep rich color with wide margins, used with 10¢ green (35) with right s.e., each cancelled by neat small "Paid" straightline on 1861 cover to Paris, France, matching "Milton Ms. Sep 23" cds, red "Boston 'Paid 12' Sep 24" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Sep. 25th to Queenstown arriving Oct. 5th, red Calais (10.8) transit with matching small "PD" framed handstamp, Paris (10.8) arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine. Scott Nos. 30 $2,400.
A REMARKABLY CHOICE AND RARE 5¢ ORANGE BROWN 1861 ISSUE USE TO FRANCE.