£140
TRANSATLANTIC G.B. TO U.S. RETALIATORY RATE COVER (RARE DOUBLE-RATE) WITH RED BOSTON H.S. "58" MARK; 3 Nov. 1848 prepaid EL at the double rate (red m/s "P 2/-") from London to New York "P. [S.S.] Acadia" but charged as an unpaid letter due to the Retaliatory Period and so with very fine red Boston h.s. "58" charge-mark (overlapping London c.d.s.) with matching "BOSTON/SHIP" cds Nov. 19) nearby. Double-rate Retaliatory covers are rare. [Ex Carlin, Dec. 2007. lot 24; realised $920.]
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