Lot
1484 
1861 (Apr. 30) New York N.Y. to St. Petersburg, Russia, blue folded cover by Prussian Closed Mails with sharp "New York '23' Apr 30" debit exchange cds to Prussia, endorsed "p Niagara via Ostende" at top, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Boston May 1st to Queenstown arriving May 12th, red Aachen (5.14) backstamp transit with large blue manuscript "12/2" debit to Russia, Russian magenta "56" due rating on back, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
The Russian postage due of 56 kopecks marked in magenta pen on the reverse. This consisted of 46 kopecks to cover Prussian debit and 10 kopecks Russian internal fees. Aachen marked "12/2" in bright blue ink to show breakdown of Prussian debit to Russia, 12 silbergroschen "foreign" transit and 2 silbergroschen German transit.
Realized: $130