cover 5c blue, 8½c green, 12½c black (10,11a,13), vertical pair of the last, tied by oval grids to Jul. 1867 cover from Halifax, endorsed "Via New York", via London to Paris; stamps lifted to expose manuscript routing instructions; very fine; rare, see Argenti pages 198-199, 38½c postage paid, Butterfield correspondence, ex Argenti (but not in his sale), Kanai, with 1977 R.P.S. certificate | Christie's

Lot 298

298

cover 5c blue, 8½c green, 12½c black (10,11a,13), vertical pair of the last, tied by oval grids to Jul. 1867 cover from Halifax, endorsed "Via New York", via London to Paris; stamps lifted to expose manuscript routing instructions; very fine; rare, see Argenti pages 198-199, 38½c postage paid, Butterfield correspondence, ex Argenti (but not in his sale), Kanai, with 1977 R.P.S. certificate

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cover 5c blue, 8½c green, 12½c black (10,11a,13), vertical pair of the last, tied by oval grids to Jul. 1867 cover from Halifax, endorsed "Via New York", via London to Paris; stamps lifted to expose manuscript routing instructions; very fine; rare, see Argenti pages 198-199, 38½c postage paid, Butterfield correspondence, ex Argenti (but not in his sale), Kanai, with 1977 R.P.S. certificate