15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I
(118). Vertical pair, well-centered, rich colors, tied by segmented
cork cancels on registered cover from New Orleans to Opelousas La.,
embossed Justice of the Peace seal, reduced at left, bottom stamp has long
sealed vertical tear along right ride, Very Fine appearance, only seven 15c
Type I pairs on cover are recorded in the 1869 PRA census (Image) 
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I
(118). Wide margins, near perfect centering, deep rich colors and
proof-like impression, neatly cancelled by small quartered cork, prepaying
15c rate on small cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 12 Jun.
26" credit datestamp, brilliant orange-red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H. No. 2 26
Juin 69" octagonal French packet datestamp with matching boxed "PD",
sender's routing "per Steamer Lafayette", addressee's oval receiving
backstamp with 1869 year date, negligible flap tear just barely over top
edgeEXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND COLORFUL FRENCH PACKET COVER. AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I ON COVER.
The 1869 PRA census lists 133 15c Type I covers with an estimate of 150 covers in existence. Our experience with Type I covers indicates that the combination of choice centering and a lightly-applied cancellation is very rare. Aesthetically, this covers ranks among the very finest known.
With 1981 P.F. certificate. (Image)
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I
(118). Used with 3c Ultramarine and 12c Green (114, 117), 12c
small tear at top right, stamps cancelled by identical quartered cork
cancel, 15c tied by "Washington D.C. Oct. 15" circular datestamp, others
tied by cork or rim of datestamp on 1869 cover to Paris, France, red
"New York Paid 24 Oct. 16" credit datestamp, orange-red "Etats-Unis Paq.
Fr. H No. 2 16 Oct. 69" octagonal French packet datestamp and matching
boxed "PD" handstamp, receiving backstampsVERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH THIS COMBINATION OF 1869 PICTORIAL STAMPS, INCLUDING THE SCARCE 15-CENT TYPE I. A COLORFUL AND OUTSTANDING USAGE.
This cover is misidentified in the 1869 PRA census as a 15c Type II, but it is clearly a Type I. There is no other Type I cover with this combination of stamps.
With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II
(119). Rich colors, perfs in, used with 3c Ultramarine (114),
tied by large segmented cork cancels, "New-York Registered Jul. 2"
small circular datestamp on orange cover to Milford Conn., slightly reduced
at left, Very Fine (Image) 
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II
(119). Used with two 3c Ultramarine (114), all stamps have dark
rich colors, tied by targets, "Wasioja Minnesota Jun. 20, 1870" double-line
circular datestamp on buff registered cover to Winona Minn., reduced
slightly at top, Fine and fresh, with 1977 P.F. certificate (Image) 
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II
(119). Dark rich colors, perfs in, used with 3c Green (147),
tied by grids and "Luray Va. Sep. 19" circular datestamp on orange
registered cover to Winchester Va., 1870 enclosure, Fine (Image) 
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II
(119). Used with 3c Ultramarine (114), both tied by segmented
cork cancel, "New Orleans La. Jun. 10" circular datestamp on buff
courthouse cover to Opelousas La., blue Justice of the Peace handstamp,
1869 docketing, refolded to reduce size, Fine six-times rate (Image)