1879: Banknote issue postage due 50 cents brown, five horizontal pairs, good colour and perforations mainly fine, used with New York pearl pre-cancel in violet blue, affixed to a parcel front sent to New York, manuscript “50”, with “T” in circle and “U.S. CHARGE to COLLECT 5 00 Cents” and a cds “NEW YORK OCT 3”. Vertical filing folds, two affecting adhesives. Rarity of 19th century US philately.
