Lot
5242 
(Switzerland) 1868 (Feb. 22) Chicago Ill. to Ilanz, Switzerland, yellow cover bearing 2¢ black (73), 3¢ rose (65) and 10¢ green (68), 2¢ and 3¢ faintly creased, 10¢ choice centering and margins, tied by bold quartered cork cancels duplexed with "Chicago Ill. Feb 22" cds, carried by Hapag Line Cimbria from New York Feb. 25th to Hamburg arriving Mar. 8th, red "Hamburg, Franco" (3.8) framed transit and blue crayon "2" sgr credit restatement, reverse with Basel (3.10), Chur (3.11) transits, Ilanz (3.12) arrival cds, a Very Fine use, ex-Dr. Rorke, Faust. Estimate $500 - 750.
AN ATTRACTIVE THREE-COLOR FRANKING AT THE RARE 15¢ DIRECT MAIL NGU RATE VALID FOR ONLY THREE MONTHS.
The 15¢ NGU Closed Mail rate to Bremen or Hamburg was effective for only three months from January 1st to March 30, 1868.
Realized: $1,150