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Lot# 5360 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5360 USA

    (Greig's) City Despatch Post, New York 1842: 3 c. black on greyish paper, a used example with large margins all round and showing framelines at left and at base used on 1842 Printed Matter entire letter from City Hall, cancelled by octagonal framed "FREE" handstamp in red with circular "CITY DESPATCH POST / N.Y." (16 MAR / 1 O'CLOCK) double lined cds in red at right. A fine and scarce entire.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel Greene. 19 Jan 1956; collection Alan Geisler, Siegel, New York, 12 March 2008, lot 1155.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF