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Sale 89: The John Barwis Collection of Philadelphia Postal History

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Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty to UPU

Lot 3164    

1852 (Sep. 22) Calcutta, India to Philadelphia Pa., gray folded letter datelined "Calcutta 22d. September 1852" and endorsed "p Express Overland Mail via Bombay, Egypt, Marseille & London", red "INDIA" oval handstamp, red London (11.14) transit backstamp and manuscript "1/10" debit rating to U.S., carried by Collins Line Baltic from Liverpool Nov. 17th to New York arriving Nov. 28th, "New-York, Ship, Nov 28" and matching "65" due handstamp; horizontal fold, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

London rated "1/10" debit, or 22d equivalent to 44¢ due (24¢ packet from India, 10¢ French transit, 8¢ India letter, 2¢ India inland). New York rated 65¢ due for 44¢ debit plus 21¢ American packet rate.

Realized: $200

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