Lot 1459
1861, 30¢ orange, nat. s.e. at left, open grid cancel on yellow cover to Bergamo, Italy, sharp strike of "San Jose Cal Jan 6 1862" cds and red "Paid 30" rating handstamp; red "N. York '7 Paid' " credit exchange cds, red Aachen Franco framed transit with matching "Franco / Preuss. Resp. Vereins. / Ausgangs. Grenze." three-line framed handstamp, manuscript and red crayon "15" markings, Bergamo (3.9) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce use at the 30¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate.Scott No. 71 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $575