Lot
692 
Circled 8-Point Star, bold strike ties two 10¢ brown (150) singles, on 1873 folded cover to Neuchatel, Switzerland at two times the 10¢ rate, blue crayon "2" for double-weight, red "New York Paid All via Eng. & Ost. Sep 27" exchange cds, Basel (10.9) and Neuchatel (10.10.73) backstamps, clean and Very Fine, ex-Weiss, Richards. Weiss No. ST-8P2 Estimate $300 - 400.
A CHOICE ST-8P2 COVER, ONE OF ONLY 9 RECORDED.
Cover carried by Cunard Line "Scotia" that arrived at Queenstown on October 4, 1873.
Realized: $250