Lot 1321
1865 (Mar. 15) Boston, Mass. to Shanghai, China, yellow envelope bearing 24¢ gray (78) vertical pair, used with 5¢ brown (76) tied by matching corks, partial red Boston backstamp and matching "48" credit handstamp, red London (Sep. 28) transit and red "1d" credit h.s., blue "Shanghae MY 27 65" backstamp; no flap, Very Fine, the 53¢ British mail rate via Marseilles. Estimate 500 - 750
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Realized $725 |