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Auction: 158 - The Robert Van Buren Emmons FRPSL, Collection of United States and Hawaii
Lot: 117

#71, 30c Orange, nicely centered, cancelled by grid and used along with 10c Green (#68, s.e. at left and pulled perfs. at bottom) and 5c Brown (#76) tied by grid to buff cover to Swatow, China, matching double circle "Exeter, N.H./May 2, 1865" datestamp, endorsed "Via Overland," red "Boston Br. Pkt./2 May/40" exchange office datestamp and red "Boston Br Pkt/8 May/Paid" backstamp, red London transit postmark, remarkably fresh and extremely fine; a particularly handsome three-color franking to China.

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