Lot
5064 
1852 (Apr. 30) Philadelphia Pa. to Bischofswerda, Saxony, gray folded letter with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Apr 30" cds and red "Phila. 5 Cts. Paid" provisionally updated "21" in ms. octagon rating handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York May 5th to Liverpool arriving May 15th, red London (5.16) transit backstamps and ms. "1/6" debit 1s6d rating, red "Seebrief per England und Aachen, 18/5" double-circle exchange backstamp and blue ms. "18" rating, restated "18" in red crayon, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
This cover arrived too late for the Collins Line "Arctic", so it was sent via Cunard negating the prepaid U.S. ship fee.
Realized: $260