Lot 735
Fancy Cross Roads, partial strike duplexed with "New York Aug 29" cds ties two 10¢ brown (161) singles, one with nat. s.e. at left, on 1874 folded letter to Mexico, endorsed "pr 'City of Mexico' ", Mexican "-35cs." inland due rating handstamp, arrival backstamp; docketing lower right, Very Fine use.Weiss No. TR-C5 Estimate $150 - 200.
This Aug. 24 1874 cover is used the same day as the full strike on another cover to Mexico illustrated in Weiss on page 291. There are less than 10 recorded examples of this cancel.
Realized: $200