Spring 2022 Sale

"The Union and the Constitution", red and blue Magee eagle and flags design franked with two 1861 3c Pink and two 1860 12c Black (64, 36B), tied by large "Paid" in grid on cover to Dr. Henry C. Angell in Vienna, Austria, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Aug 27" exchange postmark, boxed "Aachen 10/9 Franco", backstamped Vienna, small piece of a 10c stamp under right 12c stamp which was applied and then removed by the sender, extremely fine, a spectacular combination and a wonderful cover from the famed Angell correspondence, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Katharine Matthies (R.A. Siegel Sale 353, 1969)