| JUNE 14,
1861: 30c orange, 3c red (#38, #11), tied by two strikes of Boston
PAID on folded letter bearing red BOSTON BR PKT. JUN 18 PAID and HONG KONG
AU 21 61 transit on reverse, red LONDON JU 29 PAID, along with red “28”
(British packet credit), “1” ms. and “Via Southampton” on front.
The only
other example of the 33c single rate. The cover left New York June 19 on
the Cunarder ‘AUSTRALASIAN”.
The letter
refers to the Civil War's commencement, new tariffs, wonderful analysis
of the North's and South's strengths and weaknesses, the Blockade, British
shippers taking business from America. Two pages on the war with note of
confidence.
THE SECOND
OF THE THREE 1857 COVERS
AND FROM
THE KAPILOFF COLLECTION
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