Lot
335 
1853 (Feb. 28) Madeira Islands to Boston Mass., datelined folded letter with "Madeira, MR 8, 1853" double-arc backstamp, endorsed "per Steamer from Liverpool", red London (3.17) transit backstamp, manuscript "60" cent debit rating, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Liverpool Mar. 19th to Boston arriving APr. 1st, Very Fine and choice. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
336
1853 (Mar. 16) Catillon-s-Dordogne, France to New Orleans La., folded letter with origin cds and Paris (3.17) transit backstamp and small red "PD" framed handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Liverpool Mar. 19th to Boston arriving Apr. 1st, "Boston, Br. Pkt. '5' Apr 1" debit exchange cds, blue "N.O.U.S. City Post" snow shovel and oval "CAR 2" handstamps, Very Fine and scarce New Orleans transatlantic carrier use. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
337
1853 (Jun. 18) New York, N.Y. to Basel, Switzerland, blue folded letter with bold strike of red "New-York Am. Packet Jun 18" exchange cds and pencil "21" prepaid rating for British open mail, carried by Ocean Line Washington from New York Jun. 18th to Southampton arriving Jul. 1st, red London (7.2) transit backstamp, red "Etats-Unis Paq.Am.A. Paris" (7.3) transit cds, blue Basel (9.4) transit backstamp and red crayon "260" rappen due rating, Very Fine and choice. Estimate $200 - 300.
Prepayment written in pencil lower left by New York post office. Basel marked letter for 260 rappen, the postage due for a double-weight letters arriving from steamers to England going to the first Swiss rayon.
Realized: $160
Lot
338
1853 (Sep. 3) Calcutta, India to Boston Mass., gray folded letter with "Whitney & Co., Calcutta" circular handstamp, red "G.P.O." and "India" framed handstamps, carried by P&O Hindostan from Galle to Suez, then Valetta from Alexandria to Marseilles arriving Oct. 12th, red London (10.15) backstamp, manuscript "1/10" 1s10d due rating, "44" cent debit to U.S., carried by Cunard Line Arctic from Liverpool Oct. 19th to New York arriving Oct. 30th, "Boston, Am. Pkt., Oct 31" exchange backstamp and "65" cent due rating handstamp, Very Fine, ex-Arthur White. Estimate $150 - 200.
The 1s10d (44¢) rate breakdown is 1s5d (34¢) British sea plus 5d (10¢) French transit. The 65¢ per ½ oz. due includes the 44¢ plus 16¢ transatlantic packet plus 5¢ inland postage.
Realized: $260
Lot
339
1853 (Oct. 10) Dresden, Germany to Boston Mass., cover with "Dresden, 10.Oct.53." rimless origin cds and matching "P.P." and black ms. "Fr" at lower left, upper left "1 zl" for one zoll loth (½ oz.), reverse with Leipzig-Dresden (10.10), Leipzig-Magdeburg (10.10), Leipzig-Berlin (10.10) and Berlin-Minden (10.10) for route taken by the traveling post office to Coeln/Verviers (19.12) backstamp, red Aachen circular transit and matching "Paid 50 cts." framed handstamp and "Brit: Packet." half-moon backstamp, various red crayon and blue ms. ratings, carried by Cunard Packet Niagara from Liverpool Oct. 15th to Boston arriving Oct. 28th, "Boston, Br. Pkt. Oct 28" backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot
340
1853 (Dec. 21) Boston Mass. to Canton, China, blue folded letter with black "Boston, Br. Pkt., Dec 21" exchange backstamp, red "PAID" handstamp and pencil "45" prepaid rating overstruck with red "40" cent credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Boston Dec. 21st to Liverpool arriving Jan. 3rd, red London "Paid" (1.4) transit cds; top flap separation, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170