Lot no. 6042

3 cents dark carmine, brown gum, just clear at upper right, otherwise ample to large margins with part of neighbour stamps at left, tied by circle of 3 rings to envelope to New York with combination franking US 10 cents green, both stamps tied by double line "STEAM SHIP", adjacent dispatch mark "ST. THOMAS 22/3 1866"; top flap on reverse removed, otherwise fine and fresh, signed Calves and certificate Philatelic Foundation (1957) Provenance: Dubus (1989)