Census of 15c Brown & Blue, Type III, 1869 Pictorial Re-Issue on Cover (Scott 129)

129-COV-01

Notes:

• March 20, 1884 datestamp
• 1c Buff, 2c Brown, 12c Green, 15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (123, 124, 128, 129). Four stamps tied by "New York R" registry oval cancel on 7 by 4-1/2 in. cover to Braunschweig, Germany, four-times 5c U.P.U. rate (for two ounces) plus 10c registry fee, sender's route instructions "Via England per City of Chester", two clear strikes of purple "Registered/Mar. 20, 1880/New York P.O." three-line datestamp, German registry label, New York registry and Braunschweig receiving backstamps, return address "3 Veasy St" on back was the location of N.F. Seebeck, one of the stamp dealers who used 1869 Re-Issues.

Provenance:

• Haas Collection
• Sheriff Collection
• 5/12/2006, Coulter Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Elliott Coulter Collection of The U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 911, Lot 341, Realized $16,000, realized

Certificates:

• PF (1986)