Lot 249
U.S. 1895, 5¢ Chocolate, #270, Opened for display (and framing), huge parcel wrapper (?), franked with 5¢ (300), 10¢ (2), 15¢ (70) for total postage of $25.70 (approximately 4 lb. rate), mailed from New York City on Feb 14 1896, addressed to "The Manager, Bank of Montreal, London, EG", per "Aurania", a visually stunning piece, mixed condition as to be expected, but still lovely and scarce. Cat. just as used stamps $1954.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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| Realized $1,840 |
