Lot
4141 
Australian States: Victoria, 1854 (Jan. 27) Melbourne, Victoria to Boston Mass., orange buff cover with blind embossed "Newell, Hooper & Stevens, Melbourne" corner card and showing red "Paid, Melbourne, JA 27, 1854" rimless oval, red crayon "3", carried by P&O Madras from Melbourne, London (3.29) transit backstamp with manuscript "44" cent debit to U.S., carried by Ocean Line Hermann from Southampton Mar. 29th to New York arriving Apr. 14th, black "New-York Am. Pkt. Apr 14" exchange cds with matching bold "65" due handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
United States retained only 5¢ internal postage on previous cover, but 21¢ on here including transatlantic ship postage. Note narrower numerals on New York's "65" than on Boston's "65".
Realized: $575