Lot
4151 
1865 (Jul. 7) Boston Mass. to Melbourne, Victoria, yellow cover bearing United States, 5¢ brown (76), 10¢ green (68) and 24¢ lilac (78), all tied by two strikes of split grid cancels, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid, 7 Jul" exchange backstamp and red crayon "18" cent credit to G.B., endorsed "Via Marseilles", carried by City of Boston from New York Jul. 8th to Liverpool arriving Jul. 18th, red London Paid (7.19) transit cds, sent via Marseilles and Suez, carried by P&O Bombay to Melbourne, blue Melbourne (9.19) arrival backstamp, mended top edge flaw and cover wrinkling, Very Fine appearance. Estimate $500 - 750.
Australian Colonies went to ½ ounce rates for Marseilles mail in 1863, but the United States continued to use the old ¼ ounce rate schedule until 1868. This is the 39¢ rate for ¼ ounce via Marseilles.
Realized: $1,800