UNITED STATES of AMERICA

Scott #158

3c Green – Continental Bank Note Company Issue, on 3c Green on amber Reay entire (Scott #U83) to London, England, tied by choice strike of infrequently encountered NYFM 4-point star cancel (Weiss type #ST-4P2 and V& W type #A-27), with magenta “New York / Jan 27” postmark and red “London / Paid / 8 Fe (18)75” arrival datestamp, with “Scott Strong & Co., 56 Broad Street” corner card, Very Fine and extremely fresh, a choice strike of this scarce NYFM cancel with only nine covers recorded in Weiss,

2012 Philatelic Foundation certificate #505514,

Provenance:

Stephen Albert (Richard C. Frajola, Net Price Sale no. 2, 1989, lot #402)

“Mercedes”Collection  (Robert A. Siegel, sale #922, 10/19/2006, lot #1206, realized $1,495)

Literature: William R. Weiss, New York Foreign Mail Cancellations of New York City, 1870-1878,  page. 144 (listed as no. 3 in the census of 9 covers) -

Rupp Brothers’ buy-it-now selling price, to acquire this scarce NYFM usage, is $750

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