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Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

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Foreign Mails - Great Britain: U.S. Mails

Lot 254    

Great Britain, 1844 Liverpool, England to New York, N.Y. Partial orange octagonal three line handstamp "Paid At Liverpool" in the upper right corner of "Account of Sales, Imports, &c., of Cotton" headed "Liverpool, Friday, 2nd August, 1844." folded letter sheet, red manuscript "6/" rate, manuscript "2 1/2 oz." and "189 1/2" U.S. rate, 6sh rate represented the one shilling rate to the U.S. for over 2 ounces, but not over 3 ounces, U.S. charged 2 cents incoming ship, plus 10 rates based on 4 rates per ounce of the 18 3/4 cents zone rate for between 150-400 miles for 2½ oz., Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $260

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