Lot 5110
1854 (Apr. 20) Cleveland Oh. to Weilburg, Nassau, buff cover bearing 3¢ dull red (11A) horizontal pair, large margins except slightly in at bottom, with red "Cleveland Oh. Apr 20" cds, partial also tied by "N.York, Br. Pkt. '23' Apr 25" debit exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Apr. 26th to Liverpool arriving May 8th, red Aachen (5.10) transit backstamp and blue ms. "45" kreuzer due rating, Weilburg (5.12) arrival backstamp, Very Fine use.Estimate $300 - 400.
This cover was franked to convenience overpay by 1¢ the 3¢ domestic U.S. postage plus 2¢ shore-to-ship rate via British Mails, this was treated as unpaid and so 23¢ of the 30¢ rate was debited by the U.S.
Realized: $525