1937 Sea Post TransPacific Hikawa-Maru Japan Karl Lewis Cover To Hartford CT USA

Description

Up for auction is a beautiful cover from The Imperial sea post office
Trans Pacific
Hikawa-Maru
in Japan to Hartford CT USA  .In excellent condition  . Priced to sell. Postmarked April 1,  1937. Nice item . Great stamps marks & cancels . Priced to sell .Karl Lewis artistic cover . Stunner cover . Fine item. Rare Scenic cancel.
A first day of new rate cover
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with a franking that does not match the combination number.
The cachet a less common building and land at right, ship sailing to left, with printed inscription and blue "To US" handstamp at lower right. The cover is franked by 7s and 13s Tazawas for the new international rate, each tied by a strong Sea Post Scenic Datestamp from the ship. The confusion arises from the combination notation on reverse, typed "C-2." which, of course, is a five-stamp, 10s franking. Perhaps Lewis omitted the ".N." after the number, but the 7s + 13s combination is also "C-13.N." The light toning does not detract.
A neat example of a Lewis inconsistency.
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