Lot
1359 
1851 (Mar. 30) Boston Mass. to Edinburgh, Scotland, envelope with red "Paid" handstamp and pencil "24" rating, Boston red "3" credit handstamp to G.B., carried on Collins Line Pacific from Boston Mar. 19th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 30th, red "Paid in America, Liverpool, 30 MR 51" tombstone, Edinburgh blackish red (3.31) arrival cds, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Early covers under the treaty were occasionally not handled by exchange offices per the postmasters instructions, which required a datestamp. This cover is identified as having originated in Boston by the numeral "3" handstamp, and by the endorsement for the steamer Pacific.
Realized: $70