1869 BOSTON to MANILA

12c Green (117). Rich color, used with 30c Orange, F. Grill (100), deep shade,
tied by circle of wedges cancels on light blue 1869 folded letter from
Chas. F. Wyman in Cambridge Mass. to Manila, Philippines, red "Boston Paid Nov. 5"
circular datestamp, Robt. B. Storer blue oval forwarder handstamp, sender's routing
"Via Marseilles", red crayon "32" credit, red London Paid transit (Nov. 17), matching "1d"
colonial handstamp crossed out and re-rated "2", Hong Kong-Singapore Marine Sorter
backstamp, Hong Kong and Manila datestamps also on back,
"2" handstamped due marking applied at Manila.

EXTREMELY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE
AND 30-CENT 1868 F GRILL. THIS IS ONE OF TWO RECORDED 1869 COVERS

TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE RARE HONG KONG-SINGAPORE MARINE SORTER HANDSTAMP
A SPECTACULAR AND COLORFUL 1869 USAGE FROM THE PEIRCE CORRESPONDENCE

The Peirce correspondence to Manila reached the philatelic community in the early 1980's.
Prior to the revelation of this correspondence, Philippines was unknown as a destination
with the 1869 Issue. With the dispersal of the so-called "Manila Find" by H. R. Harmer in 1994,
the full scope of the Peirce correspondence became known. This cover from the Pierce
correspondence is one of three examples of the 42c rate prepaid with an 1869 stamp in the franking.
This is one of two covers in the Peirce correspondence with the Hong Kong-Singapore Marine
Sorter backstamp. It was acquired by Elliott Coulter from covers released into the market prior to 1994.

Robert Siegel Auction, Lot 316, Sale 911
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.00