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Sale 93: The Dale Forster Collection of Australian - United States Mails

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Two Capes - Clipper Ship Period

Lot 4034    

Australian States: Victoria, 1855 (Jul. 21) Melbourne, Victoria to Boston Mass., gray folded cover bearing Victoria, 1s blue (18) horizontal pair, tied by two strikes of "1 V" barred numeral oval, matching "Melbourne, Victoria, JY 21, 1855" rimless oval backstamp, carried as endorsed by Clipper Marco Polo to England, "New York, Nov 7" exchange cds and blue manuscript. "96" due rating for four-times the 24¢ transatlantic packet rate; some edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Cover was prepaid two shillings for four-times the 6d empire rate. Great Britain's retaliatory rate for Victoria was supposedly in effect at this date, but not charged here.

Realized: $750

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