12c Green (117). Tied by cork cancel on cover to Keswick, England with green "Patent Arion Piano, Covell & Co." illustrated design, depicts Greek Arion playing the lyre and riding a dolphin with a ship in the distance (Arion was mythically kidnapped by pirates and rescued by dolphins), red "New York Paid All Jun. 23" circular datestamp, 1869 docketing, Keswick backstamp, cover with some edge tears and some toning around stamp, still an attractive and most unusual pictorial design with the 12c 1869 Issue, probably unique

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