383rd Auction

1861, Washington 3 c. rose and Jackson 2c. black, two singles each, on 1863 advertising cover from Philadelphia to Guatemala, dated 22 October 1863, tied by two strikes of the Philadelphia datestamp and two grid cancels in black, with part New York Packet mark dated 24 October in red, addressed to "Hon. E. O. Crosby", President Lincoln's Ambassador in Guatemala, the cover was taken on an American steamer at the letter rate of 10c per oz.; horizontal filing crease, horizontal filing crease not affecting stamps, some acid ink erosion and stained, rare cover, being the only known example franked with US 2c black Jacks to Guatemala.