{"product_id":"1853-breat-britain-scott-4-5-green-embossed-2d-blue-cover-to-philadelphia","title":"1853 Breat Britain Scott 4\u00265 Green Embossed+2d Blue Cover to Philadelphia","description":"\u003cp\u003e1853 Breat Britain Scott 4\u0026amp;5 Green Embossed+2d Blue Cover to Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreat Britain 1853 combination cover bearing Scott #5 (SG 55), the 1-shilling green embossed octagonal issue, and Scott #4 (SG 4), the Two Pence Blue imperforate, plate letters E-A, addressed to F.A. Packard Esq., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth stamps are cancelled by the London numeral \"19\" duplex cancels. A bold red \"5 CENTS\" handstamp applied at Philadelphia marks the US inland postage due from the recipient. The cover is endorsed \"p Steamer via Liverpool\" in manuscript. A London hexagonal \"L \/ SP 9 \/ A\" transit datestamp appears at lower left, dated September 9, 1853. The reverse shows a September 8 dispatch marking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition - please read carefully:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott #5 (1-shilling embossed): Cut to shape along the octagonal frame - no sheet margin paper showing. Cancel is clear and well-struck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott #4 (Two Pence Blue, E-A): Small to decent margins at top, left, and right. Bottom margin clips into the \"TWO PENCE\" inscription. No tears or thins noted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover itself shows expected age toning and handling consistent with 170+ years. Some soiling and creasing present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn attractive and legitimate piece of mid-Victorian transatlantic postal history with both stamps carrying matching cancels and full documented routing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe try to name any major flaws in the description but there could be unobserved or minor flaws that go unnamed. Please look closely at scans to verify condition!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny catalog prices specified in the title of this listing are from the current Scott catalog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item(s) shown in the photo is an unmodified image of the exact item the buyer will receive unless otherwise noted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor international shipments similar size\/weight items ship free if you pay postage for this one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease use scans to verify any suggested Scott # as sometimes mistakes are made. If you notice an error please let us know so it can be corrected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItem will be shipped with plastic wrapping and cardboard to help guard against shipping damage or water damage. No hassle returns available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffered by Vegas Stamps and Hobbies, Inc. Of Saint Petersburg, FL. 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