Lot
5179 
1869 (Dec. 21) New York, N.Y. to Dresden, Saxony, small cover bearing 2¢ brown (113), 3¢ ultramarine, split grill (114 var.) vertical pairs, tied by NYFM circle of open wedges fancy cancels, "New York, Paid All, Direct, Dec 21" exchange cds also ties 3¢ pair, carried by Hapag Line Cimbria from New York Dec. 21st to Hamburg arriving Jan. 3rd, red "Hamburg, Franco, 3/1" framed transit; cover tear bottom left, part of flap missing, Very Fine and unusual 1869 franking for the 10¢ NGU direct rate, ex-Heimburger; with 1990 P.F. certificate. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375