#161 1873 10c Brown, Tied on 1875 Folded Letter to Italy via England

NYFM cancel on May 29, 1875 folded letter to Italy via England, red New York paid all transit mark. The stamp with gum stained perfs at right.

This letter was addressed to a naval lieutenant aboard the USS Gettysburg, a survey steamer operating in the Mediterranean Sea from 1877 through 1879.