Lot 60012 – 1857-61 Washington 10c green, type V multiple franking on cover to China

1857-61 Washington 10c green, type V, in horizontal strips of four and five, block of six and single, the block with interpane margin with guideline at left, one strip with selvedge at right, tied by red grid cancels with matching “New-York Br. Pkt. Jun. 12” (1860) circular datestamp on folded letter to Shanghai, China, red « Forwarded by Goodhue & Co. New York » oval backstamp on reverse, magenta manuscript « “1.42 » credit, manuscript « 4 » British Colonial credit, London and Hong Kong transits, filing fold affecting block, missing an additional stamp at upper left (probably a 5c to make the 33c x 5 rate), still very fine and extremely unusual high franking to the far east, signed on the reverse by Ashbrook and illustrated in the Ashbrook file archives at The Philatelic Foundation’s website; cert. P.F. (1976 ).