Lot 130 United States SC#U222 5c Brown, 1882-1886 Plimpton-Morgan Issue, A Fine Used Cover, Commerical Size Envelope, Wmk 6 (1882 Date), Knife 38, Sent From Muecke & CO,. Clear Markings Showing A 17 Day Trans-Atlantic Transit Tracking Loop. $200 Est.

A fine used cover of the 5c brown from the 1882-1886 Plimpton-Morgan Issue, commerical size envelope, wmk 6 (1882 date), knife 38, sent from Muecke & CO,. clear markings showing a 17 day Trans-Atlantic transit tracking loop. $200 est.

Muecke & CO were prominent shipping, commission and consular agents operating out of San Francisco. Routing instructions written and stamped on front 'Via England or Breman', to ensure that the letter caught the earliest streamship to Germany. The clear markings show Feb 24 sorted and cancelled aboard the train on the Ocden - San Francisco line, March 1 processed through NY and March 12 - arrives in Arnstadt. Some mild wrinking, as to be expected given the journey."

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $200. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10