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

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Via Suez and Marseilles

Lot 4144    

Australian States: Victoria, 1858 (Apr. 15) Melbourne, Victoria to Boston Mass., blue folded cover bearing Victoria 2d lilac (38), 1s blue (18) and 2s green (19), tied by two strikes of numeral "1" barred circles, "Melbourne, AP-15, 58" backstamp, carried as endorsed by E&ARM Victoria from Melbourne, red London (6.16) transit cds with red ms. "1/4" and correspondence "32" cent debit to U.S., carried by HAPAG Line Borussia from Southampton Jun. 18th to New York arriving Jun. 30th, "New.York, Am. Packet, Jun 30" exchange cds with matching "10" in circle due handstamp for two-times 5¢ inland postage; vertical file fold with slight toning, 2s tiny crease, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

The 37d rate was 12d via Southampton plus 9d French charge plus 16d transatlantic packet.

Realized: $425

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