| JANUARY
26, 1863: 30c orange, 24c red blue, 3c rose (#71, #70, #65) tied by
two strikes of Boston PAID on folded letter bearing red BOSTON BR.PKT.
JAN 27 PAID, Hong Kong transit and large MANILA 15 APR 1863 ISs. FILIPs.
receiver on reverse, red London Paid c.d.s. along with red “1d”, “2” “52”
(twice, British packet marking), Storer forwarder and “Via Marseilles”.
Another
example of the 57c via Marseilles rate. The cover departed New York
January 28 on the Cunarder “CHINA".
The letter
refers to interesting Civil War prices, speculators and the relieving of
General Ba inside of the Army at the Potomac.
ANOTHER
THREE-COLOR FRANKING
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