Lot
5189 
1870 (Jan. 5) Marblehead, Mass. to Berlin, orange buff cover bearing 15¢ brown & blue (119) rich colors, tied by cork cancel, matching bold "Marblehead, Mass., Jan. 5" double-circle datestamp, red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Jan 6" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Nemesis from New York Jan. 6th to Queenstown arriving Jan. 17th, Jan. 19th arrival backstamps; minor edgewear, Very Fine, ex-Heimburger. Estimate $300 - 400.
Beginning in 1870, the "Verviers-Coeln" exchange office marking was used less frequently and does not appear on all closed mail covers.
Realized: $425