Lot 1620
1856 (Jul. 29) Peoria Ill. to Massevaux, France, light buff cover bearing 1¢ blue (9) and 10¢ green, type III (15) horizontal pair, four margins, tied by open grid cancels, matching "Peoria Ills Jul 29" cds, red "New York Am. Pkt. Aug 2" exchange cds, carried by Collins Line Ericsson from New York Aug. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Aug. 17th, red London (8.18) transit backstamp, Calais (8.19) entry cds with matching "8" decimes due handstamp, Massevaux (8.20) arrival backstamp, 1¢ tiny corner crease, a Very Fine use at the 21¢ American packet rate.Estimate $500 - 750.