Lot
4149 
1864 (Jul. 20) Boston Mass. to Melbourne, Australia, yellow cover United States, 5¢ brown (76), 10¢ green (68) and 30¢ orange (71), tied by strike of 6-section split grid cancel, red "Boston Br. Pkt. '40; Jul 20" exchange credit cds to G.B., carried by Asia from Boston Jul. 20th to Queenstown arriving Jul. 30th, red London Paid (8.1) transit cds, sent via Marseilles and Suez, carried by P&O Madras to Melbourne, blue Melbourne (10.13) arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at right slightly affecting 5¢, Very Fine three-color franking at the 45¢ rate for ½ ounce via Marseilles. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $950