Lot 351
Used to the United States: 1880 (Jan?) underpaid from Beaufort (unclear c.d.s.) to Salem, Massachusetts bearing 1871-76 ½d grey-black, 1d carmine-red and 1879 3d on 4d blue pair, one with edge, faults, paying the 7½d rate to England, tied by slightly unclear barred oval handstamps, additionally bearing U.S. Postage Due 1879 5c brown (8, faults, one folded over onto the back of the envelope, bears CAPE TOWN FE 3 80 CAPE-COLONY c.d.s. and "40 Cents" due handstamp with London and New York transits of 25 February and 9 March, 1880 on reverse, cover faults which has been silked, highly unusual., Ex Bertolaja, Dillaway. SG 28,29,34,U.S.ScJ4.
Estimate $400 - 500
The 40¢ postage due has not been explained.
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