U5 1896 (12 Aug.) U5 (224x96mm., gum staining on reverse) registered New Jersey, bearing 1895 perf. 11 ½d. vertical strip of four and single, and 1895 (June) perf. 11 3d. on 2d. tied by Apia c.d.s., in combination with U.S. 8c. with indistinct cancellation and showing San Francisco transit d.s. A rare and attractive franking. Photo