30c Orange (71). Vertical pair, brilliant color, tied by grids, "Springfield Mass. Apr. 25, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red Boston credit datestamp also ties stamps, neat "Paid" and also red boxed "PD" handstamps, red crayon "48/4" credit, red receiving circular datestamp, Very Fine, scarce quadruple-rate cover

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30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69), cancelled by cork, 12c tied by "New Orleans La. Oct. 23" (1866) circular datestamp on folded letter to Milan, Italy, red "New York Paid 18 Oct. 30" credit datestamp, red French transit, receiving backstamp, light horizontal file fold well away from stamps, Very Fine and attractive use, with 1989 P.F. certificate

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30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69), tied by bold strike of "Foxboro Mass. Jan. 20" (1863) circular datestamp on cover to Geneva, Switzerland, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid Jan. 21" credit datestamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" datestamp, neat "P.D." handstamp, range of backstamps, some slight wear just affects 30c, Very Fine and attractive

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30c Orange, 24c Lilac (71, 78). Three singles of 30c, tied by large grid cancels and "Sheffield Ms. Jan. 2" (1865) circular datestamp on tissue-paper cover to Singapore, East Indies, sender's directive "Via Marseilles", red "Boston Br. Pkt. Jan. 4" backstamp, red London Paid transit datestamp (Jan. 16), red receiving backstamp, center and right 30c stamps small pieces out at top, left and center 30c stamps small tears, cover with usual faults associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Fine and unusual use, franked to pay double 57c rate, this rate had been replaced in June 1863 by a new 53c rate and so is overpaid by 8c, with 2002 P.F. certificate

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30c Orange, 24c Lilac (71, 78). Three singles of 30c, tied by large grid cancels and "Sheffield Ms. Jan. 2" (1865) circular datestamp on tissue-paper cover to Singapore, East Indies, sender's directive "Via Marseilles", red "Boston Br. Pkt. Jan. 4" backstamp, red London Paid transit datestamp (Jan. 16), red receiving backstamp, center and right 30c stamps small pieces out at top, left and center 30c stamps small tears, cover with usual faults associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Fine and unusual use, franked to pay double 57c rate, this rate had been replaced in June 1863 by a new 53c rate and so is overpaid by 8c, with 2002 P.F. certificate

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30c Orange (71). Cancelled by clearly struck blue "Baltimore Md. Jul. 21 '65" double-circle datestamp before use on this cover, tied by red "New York Paid 18 Dec. ?" (1866) credit datestamp and reused on small cover to Switzerland, French transit also ties stamp, red boxed "P.D." handstamp, receiving backstamp, missing backflap and stamp with small tear at top right, Very Fine appearance, a remarkable use which "overpays" the 21c rate by French mail, the foreign mail office in New York must have been fooled into thinking this originated in Baltimore and was correctly prepaid, we have always thought the operations of cancelling stamps and marking letters for foreign credits etc. were done in two separate steps by two different clerks -- this supports that theory

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30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown (76), tied together by target cancels and 5c by "Portland Me. ? Sep." (1865) double-circle datestamp on small cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 14 Paid 13 Sep." credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstamp ties 5c, blue crayon "f" Prussian Mail rate notation, receipt and answer docketing, both stamps are affixed close to or slightly over edge but the affect on the perfs is minimal, Very Fine cover paying the 35c rate via Prussian Closed Mail

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30c Orange (71). Radiant color, tied by diamond in circle New York Foreign Mail cancel, red "New York Paid 12 Jul. 28" (1866) credit datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red French arrival datestamp also ties stamp, small red boxed "PD" handstamp, docketed at left, two slightly toned perfs at right, still Extremely Fine, scarce cancel

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30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown (76), tied together by target cancels and 5c by "Portland Me. ? Sep." (1865) double-circle datestamp on small cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 14 Paid 13 Sep." credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstamp ties 5c, blue crayon "f" Prussian Mail rate notation, receipt and answer docketing, both stamps are affixed close to or slightly over edge but the affect on the perfs is minimal, Very Fine cover paying the 35c rate via Prussian Closed Mail

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30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown (76), cancelled or tied by blue target cancels, light strike of matching "Vallejo Cal. Sep. ?" circular datestamp on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red "PAID" handstamp, red "14" credit handstamp, indistinct red transit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, missing top flap, minor soiling affects a few perfs, still Very Fine and desirable use

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