Lot 31
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10c Yellow (116), vertical pair, well-tied by bold quartered cork cancels on cover front to Constantinople, Turkey, clear Washington, D.C. Mar 11 (1870) c.d.s., red New York exchange office c.d.s., matching red "5" in circle h.s., red foreign transit and blue pencil rate, very fine, a very scarce destination, the cover paid the 20c NGU closed mail rate to Turkey, there are only believed to be between six and perhaps as many as twelve 10c covers known used to Turkey photo
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10c Yellow (116), vertical pair, well-tied by bold quartered cork cancels on cover front to Constantinople, Turkey, clear Washington, D.C. Mar 11 (1870) c.d.s., red New York exchange office c.d.s., matching red "5" in circle h.s., red foreign transit and blue pencil rate, very fine, a very scarce destination, the cover paid the 20c NGU closed mail rate to Turkey, there are only believed to be between six and perhaps as many as twelve 10c covers known used to Turkey photo

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10c Yellow (116), vertical pair, well-tied by bold quartered cork cancels on cover front to Constantinople, Turkey, clear Washington, D.C. Mar 11 (1870) c.d.s., red New York exchange office c.d.s., matching red "5" in circle h.s., red foreign transit and blue pencil rate, very fine, a very scarce destination, the cover paid the 20c NGU closed mail rate to Turkey, there are only believed to be between six and perhaps as many as twelve 10c covers known used to Turkey photo
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