6c Carmine, 10c Brown (148, 150). Tied by diamond-shaped cork cancels, "Atlantic City N.J. Jul. 24" (1873) circular datestamp on cover with printed address to Paris, France, red "Philad. Paid All Jul. 25" and London "Paid" (Aug. 6) transit datestamps, red crayon "12" credit, Drexel Harjes & Co. blue oval forwarding handstamp and Philadelphia street address written at lower left, apparently sent back to Philadelphia outside the mails, stamps have slight creasing along top perfs from placement near edge of cover, still Very Fine, colorful example of 16c rate to France via England (progression was 10c, 16c, 20c, 26c, etc.), ex "Mercedes" and "Andromeda"

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