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1857 RARE US#34 TYPE IV ON CAL GOLD FIELDS COVER WITH CERT
MURPHY'S, CALIFORNIA TO PORTLAN,MAINE PF CERTIFICATE

UNITED STATES STAMPED COVERS

US #34 10˘ GREEN TYPE IV ON MURPHY'S, CALIFORNIA COVER
 Murphy's, California to Portland, Maine
With Philatelic Foundation Certificate



Fresh Example of Scarce 1857 Issue 10˘ Green Type IV Recut Top
 properly used on 10˘ California Cover
 Scott 2006 Catalogue Value on Domestic Cover $2650 USD.

Murphy's, Cal. - Cancel
US #34 recut top


Front: Fresh colored three margin copy of US #34 10˘ Green Type IV, recut top, tied by black "MURPHY'S/MAR/4/CAL." CDS single circle cancel.
Reverse: Multiple penciled lotting & ownership marks, one ink, one turquoise circle.
Notes: Nice California gold field usage of US#34 Green 10˘ Type IV, on Murphy's, California cover to Portland, Maine, paying the 10˘ West Coast Rate. Scarce Type IV stamp on a scarce California Cover. A very desirable cover with 1980 Philatelic Foundation Certificate  #85 928. ex Gaston.
Condition: A Fine cover with a scarce stamp from a scarce location. Blind perf on upper right.
Contents: Envelope only, no contents.

  
Reverse of Cover

Philatelic Foundation Certificate

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[General Reference Materials Used: American Stampless Cover Catalogue 4th Ed.  Vols. I& II, Transatlantic Stampless Mail to and from the US by Arnell, US Letter Rates to Foreign Destinations by Starnes, History of Letter Communications between US and Europe, 2 ed. by Hargest, Canada's Post Office 1755-1895 by Campbell, Atlantic Mails by Arnell, The Penny Post by Staff, Letter Receivers of London by Feldman,  Timbres de France Le Spécialisé by Yvert & Tellier, Stampless Mail to and from Scandinavia to 1868 by Hughmark and Halpern, The Post Offices of the World 1888 by Proud, Postage Stamps and History of Canada by Boggs, Stamps of British North America by Jarrett, The History of the Post Office in British North America 1630 - 1870 by Smith, Holmes Specialized Philatelic Catalogue of Canada & BNA, Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by Nicholas Argenti, The Nova Scotia Post by MacDonald,  Post Offices of New Brunswick by MacManus, US Ten Cent Stamps of 1855-1859 by Neinken]