Lot 1688
1862 (Feb. 26) Whitestone N.Y. to Aberfeldy, Scotland, red white and blue Standing Liberty & Flag patriotic design with One Flag One Country slogan, bearing 1¢ blue (63), 3¢ rose (65) and two 10¢ green (68) singles, all cancelled by "Whitestone N.Y. Feb 26" duplexes, apparently overweight and original New York red "19" credit handstamp obliterated with opened grid and red "Short Paid" framed handstamp applied, black "N. York Br. Pkt. '10' Feb 26" exchange integral due cds, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Feb. 26th to Queenstown arriving Mar. 10th, black "2/-" shilling due handstamp, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Hubbard, Blake Myers; with 1982 P.F. certificate.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A COLORFUL TRANSATLANTIC USE WITH A THREE-COLOR FRANKING AND PATRIOTIC DESIGN TO SCOTLAND.
This cover was correctly franked for the single 24¢ rate, but this was overweight and so treated as completely unpaid.
Realized: $1,700