2c Red Brown, 12c Dull Violet (146, 151). 12c vertical pair, deep shade, used with single 2c, cancelled by circular corks with "Council Bluffs Ioa. 10 Jan." (1871) circular datestamp on buff cover to Lund, Sweden, red "New York Paid All" transit datestamp, red crayon "8" credit, blue crayon "f3" German credit (re-stated in silbergroschen), receiving backstamp, cover and 2c stamp have small tears at top, otherwise Very Fine and scarce cover to Sweden, accepted as a double 14c NGU rate (as evidenced by "8" and "3" credits) despite 2c underpayment (there are no stamps missing), ex "Andromeda", with 2005 P.F. certificate

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