cover 5c Red Brown, 10c Black (1, 2 two), two singles of latter, 5c with ample to large margins, both 10c with ample margins to just barely in, all tied by several strikes of blue '10' in oval cancels, matching 'Baltimore, Md. Sep 18' c.d.s. on blue 1849 Noble correspondence folded cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, clear 'Ud-States, Halifax SP 27 1849' circular backstamp, ms. '4½' Canadian rate mark, ms. 'pr Steamer Niagara via New York', both 10c stamps with faint toning, light cover file folds through the 5c and left 10c stamps provide an additional tie,

FIVE CENTS RED BROWN AND TEN CENTS BLACK COMBINATION FRANKING TO NOVA SCOTIA

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cover 5c Red Brown, 10c Black (1, 2 two), two singles of latter, 5c with ample to large margins, both 10c with ample margins to just barely in, all tied by several strikes of blue '10' in oval cancels, matching 'Baltimore, Md. Sep 18' c.d.s. on blue 1849 Noble correspondence folded cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, clear 'Ud-States, Halifax SP 27 1849' circular backstamp, ms. '4½' Canadian rate mark, ms. 'pr Steamer Niagara via New York', both 10c stamps with faint toning, light cover file folds through the 5c and left 10c stamps provide an additional tie,

OTHERWISE FINE, AN EXTREMELY RARE FIVE CENTS AND TEN CENTS 1847 ISSUE COMBINATION COVER TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION, Scott retail for a 5c and 10c combination cover $25,000.00+

Lot Essay

Provenance: ex Seybold, Ackerman, Hollowbush, Pope, Kapiloff

Expertization: 1985 P.F. certificate which states in part 'a genuine usage overpaying the 10c rate' est.