Lot
3220 
1869 (Dec. 23) Philadelphia Pa. to London, England, forwarded to Italy, cover bearing 2¢ Black, F grill (93) and 10¢ yellow green, F grill (96), tied by blue geometric fancy cancels (Barwis PFM 69-1), purple "Phil'a, Paid All, Dec 23" exchange cds, carried by NGL Line Main from New York Dec. 24th to Southampton arriving Jan. 3rd, red "London Paid 4 JA 69" transit datestamps and red "7" credit, forwarded to Rome by Brown & Shipley, docketed as received January 8th; couple small stamp flaws, Very Fine and colorful use, Ex-Vogel. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS PHILADELPHIA GEOMETRIC FOREIGN MAIL CANCEL.
Beginning in 1868 the Philadelphia Exchange Office began using purple, red and orange inks for their date stamps. Although these colors certainly made covers more attractive, they have no postal significance.
Realized: $525