Portugal and Portuguese Colonies Foreign Mails - 1746 to 1840
Sale No: 73
Lot No:1270
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Cat No:Stampless
1839 (May 1) Boston, Mass. to Oporto, Portugal. Gray datelined folded letter with prices current and showing red "Forwarded Through, Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office, N-York" oval backstamp, endorsed per "Brig Padang to Lisbon", blue Lisbon (6.26) arrival backstamp and matching blue "160" Re-Issues due handstamp with manuscript "40" added for "200" Re-Issues due, indistinct blue oval "C. Est. de N." handstamp, a Very Fine private ship letter to Portugal. Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)