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Sale 50: United States Postal History

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Transatlantic Mail to and from the Middle East

Lot 521    

1867 (Jul. 20) Smyrna, Turkey to New York, N.Y., folded letter with Austrian Post Office "Smirne 20/7" cds, blue crayon "4" sgr. debit to Prussia for all transit fees from Turkey, partial "Aachen 29/7 10 Cts." cds debit to U.S., carried by North German Lloyd Line Weser II from Southampton July 30 to New York Aug. 10, "N.Y. Am Pkt, '35' or U.S. Notes '48', Aug 11" depreciated currency cds, Very Fine, very scarce rate in effect for only 10 months, the only recorded example of this depreciated currency marking.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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