1855 (Apr. 7) Calcutta, India to Philadelphia, Pa., folded letter with Calcutta (4.7) origin cds, London (5.18) backstamp and matching "India" framed h.s., manuscript "54" cents debit to U.S., carried by Collins Line Pacific from Liverpool May 19 to New York arriving May 30, "Philadelphia Am. Pkt. May 30" exchange cds with two strikes of "75" due h.s., manuscript "77" at lower left, light vertical fold, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. Letter carried by P&O steamers "Oriental" from Calcutta to Suez via Madras and Ceylon and "Vectis" from Alexandria to Marseille via Malta. British debit included 34¢ British and 20¢ French transit fees. Manuscript "77" in lower left represents 2¢ carrier fee added to total postage due. Letter in closed mail bag from London to Philadelphia, an exchange office since January 1854. $0 (Image)