U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1852 6baj black on gray, used in combination with horizontal pair of 8baj black, margins all around, tied by grid cancels and sent in 1859 on cover from Rome to Scotland, endorsed "via Mare", with "Civitavecchia Bastimenti di Commercio" pmk alongside (Sass. 9 points!), London transit in red, framed "PD", showing "Marseille a Paris" and Sanquhar arrival on back, cover with filing fold at bottom, away from the stamps, scarce destination
Estimate: $500