Lot 105
1866 (Sep. 7) Boston, Mass. to Jaffa, Syria, envelope bearing 15¢ black, 30¢ orange (77, 71) tied by circle of wedges cancellations, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid 7 Sep" backstamp and red crayon "24" credit, red London (9.19) transit and oval "PD" handstamp, Calais (9.20), Marseille (9.21), and Alexandria (10.5) transits; cover restoration, Very Fine appearing, 45¢ British mail rate via Marseilles.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE DESTINATION DURING THE 1860S.
Provenance: Paliafito
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