1857, First Issue imperforate, 10k brown & blue (1), three full margins, barely in at upper right, canceled clear Taurogen (Lithuania) "9" in dotted oval on small envelope to Warsaw, Poland, backstamped red Warsaw circular datestamp; stamp is not tied, but postmasters were known to have precanceled these stamps in sheets; wax seal cutout on flap, F.-V.F. Scott $3,500. Michel 1.
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