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

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Via Suez and Brindisi

Lot 4158    

Australian States: New South Wales, 1873 (Oct. 7) Sydney, New South Wales to New Bedford Mass., cover bearing New South Wales, 2d blue (52) and 9d on 10d red brown (59), tied by two strikes of "N.S.W." oval duplexed with "Sydney, OC 7, 73" cds, red crayon "2" pence credit, carried as endorsed by P&O China via Brindisi, red London Paid (11.24) transit cds, carried by NGL Line Mosel from Southampton Dec. 8th to New York arriving Nov. 26th, red "New York, Paid All, Dec 8" exchange cds, New Bedford (12.9) arrival backstamp; flap torn, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

This cover was used during the 1873 period when there were no contract sailings across the Pacific to San Francisco. Australian mail to England via Brindisi was 9d in this period and included 1 d GB internal postage. 3d transatlantic rate also included 1d GB internal postage, so the via Brindisi rate to USA was 11d.


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Realized: $525

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