10c Green (226). Used with 30c Orange Brown (217), tied by New York registry ovals, "New York Reg'y. Div. 2-21 1891" double-oval datestamp on registered cover to Wurzburg, Germany, New York registry label at center, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, scarce use of the 30c on a medium-size cover and especially desirable with two different issues

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30c Orange Brown, Diagonal Bisect (217 var). Bottom right diagonal half, tied across the cut by large oval grid cancel, "Lakewood N.J. Mar. 9, 1896 6PM" circular datestamp on registered cover to New York and forwarded back to Lakewood, various transit markings, some flaws, still a very unusual bisect, with 1976 P.F. certificate

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30c Orange Brown (217). Horizontal pair, tied by "New York Sep. 22, 1888" duplex on legal-size cover with printed address to London, England, vertical file fold well away from stamps, some slight toning, Very Fine, very early use, ex Mercedes, with 1993 P.F. and 1998 A.P.S. certificates

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30c Orange Brown (217). Used with 15c Red Orange (189) and 5c Indigo (215), tied by "New York Sep. 13, 1888" duplex cancels on large-size cover with printed address to London, England, fresh and Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage, ex Mercedes

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30c Orange Brown (217). Used with 15c Red Orange (189) and 5c Indigo (215), tied by "New York Sep. 13, 1888" duplex cancels on oversize cover with printed address to London, England, fresh and Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage

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30c Orange Brown (217). Horizontal pair, tied by "New York Sep. 22, 1888" duplex on legal-size cover with printed address to London, England, vertical file fold well away from stamps, some slight toning, Very Fine, very early use, with 1993 P.F. and 1998 A.P.S. certificates

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30c Orange Brown (217). Used with 10c Brown (209), tied by "New York Nov. 30, 1888" duplex cancels on cover with printed address to Paris, France, blue receiving datestamp, small piece cut out of return address at top left, central toned spot from wax seal on back, Fine

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10c Brown, 30c Orange Brown (209, 217). Horizontal pair of 10c, tied by "New York Oct. 3, 1889" duplex cancels on blue legal-size cover to Paris, France, some overall wear, appears Very Fine

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5c Indigo, 30c Orange Brown (216, 217). Tied by grids on oversize registered cover to Prague, Austria, purple "Registered May 2, 1890" three-line datestamp, New York registry label, various backstamps, 5c tiny corner crease at top left, Very Fine

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30c Orange Brown (217). Horizontal pair, used with 3c Purple (221) and 5c Chocolate (223) on 2c Green entire (U311), stamps tied by "Clevalnd Ohio" ovals, registered usage to Hamburg, Germany, "The U.S. Mine Supplies Co." printed return address, purple "Cleveland, Ohio May 13, 1891 Registered" three-line datestamp, New York registry label also "ties" stamps, New York and receiving backstamps

VERY FINE. A RARE COMMERCIAL REGISTERED USAGE WITH A HORIZONTAL PAIR OF THE 30-CENT 1888 AMERICAN BANK NOTE PRINTING.

The cover offered here, franked with 70c in postage, pays 12-times the 5c rate, for a total weight of 6 oz. Sent from a mining supply company, the cover probably contained a metal sample.

Letter-size covers with high-denomination Bank Note stamps should be considered rare. The example offered here, franked correctly to pay the prevailing rate on a letter-size cover, is a wonderful exhibition item.

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