Lot 40576 – 1873 (Feb 24) envelope to the USA with 1872 wmk small star (1d) blue pair, carried by private ship

1873 (Feb 24) envelope to the USA with 1872 wmk small star (1d) blue clean-cut perf.14.5-15.5 pair, tied by Barbados cds, endorsed for carriage by private ship at top left “per St. Mandringo”, New York 10c Steamship cds adjacent, very fine and scarce, one of only two covers recorded of the 2d rate by private ship to the US, both from the same correspondence (the other illustrated in Ford’s book on p.132); cert. RPS (1975).