Lot 400
400
cover -- 4d. dull rose neatly tied by "A05" obliterator on 1873 (14 Apr.) mourning envelope to New York, showing "N.Y. STEAMSHIP/3" c.d.s. (18.4) with, on reverse, Bahamas double-arc d.s. S.G. 27. Photo
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cover -- 4d. dull rose neatly tied by "A05" obliterator on 1873 (14 Apr.) mourning envelope to New York, showing "N.Y. STEAMSHIP/3" c.d.s. (18.4) with, on reverse, Bahamas double-arc d.s. S.G. 27. Photo

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cover -- 4d. dull rose neatly tied by "A05" obliterator on 1873 (14 Apr.) mourning envelope to New York, showing "N.Y. STEAMSHIP/3" c.d.s. (18.4) with, on reverse, Bahamas double-arc d.s. S.G. 27. Photo
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Note: The 3c. charge was reduced from 5c. per ½oz. by the U.S.P.O. in April 1868 on letters carried by the Atlantic Mail S.S. Co., under contract for mail service from New York to Nassau.