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Auction: 169 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 199

Trans-Atlantic correspondence comprised of ten covers with original enclosures (which we have not explored) from Europe in 1856 to a Mrs. C.H. Newlin in Philadelphia, five are stampless covers with red or black Philadelphia exchange office datestamps, the other five are franked and comprised of Great Britain 1/- embossed (#5) cut square, Thurn & Taxis (Southern District) 1kr pair (#42) with 9kr irregular block of five (#46), two covers from Switzerland franked by Seated Helvitias, one a beautiful four color franking with 10r (#21), 20r (#23), 40r (#19) and two 1Fr (#30), the other with 10r, 20r and 1Fr and the last from France with Napoleon 20c (#15) and 80c strip of three (#19), some faults, others fine-very fine; worth exploring.


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$2,600