Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1872 incoming mail, cover from the United States to Lima, paying 44c with horizontal pairs of 15c bright orange (152) and 2c red brown (146), also single 10c brown (150), tied by circle of wedges cancels and "Portchester N.Y. Mar 14" cds, red "New York 24 Mar 15" credit datestamp, Lima backstamp, minor flaws, still v.f. and colorful cover paying double the 22c rate by American Packet then British Packet via Colon
Estimate: $500