1857 12c PAIR + 3c ON 30c-RATE SANDUSKY (OHIO) COVER TO SWIT...

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£140

1857 12c PAIR + 3c ON 30c-RATE SANDUSKY (OHIO) COVER TO SWITZERLAND VIA G.B., BELGIUM & PRUSSIA; 20 Mar. 1861 orange-paper env. (some wear and faults but attractive) from Sandusky to "Kaltbrun...Schweiz" endorsed "Pr Steamer via Liverpool" with 1857 12c Black Pair (some cut perfs.) and 3c Red-Brown Vertical Pair (corner fault and a few short perfs.) all tied by large "SANDUSKY O." cds's with a further strike alongside; on the front are red transit marks of New York Aachen & "FRANCO/PREUSS. RESP. VEREIN/AUSGANGS-GRENZE", with various backstamps inv. v. fine small "KALTBRUN" cds (8 Apr.). Unusual franking for the 30c rate.Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, SWITZERLAND