Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

1887: 40 pa. on GB Jubilee 2½ d. purple on blue used with corner marginal "EXPRES D'ORIENT" imperforate label in salmon on 2 d. blue registration envelope to USA, each tied by neat "BRITISH POST OFFICE / CONSTANTINOPLE" code C datestamps (April 7, 1888) in black. Oval "Registered / London" datestamp of transit (April 11) in red below and reverse with New York arrival (April 21). A rare usage of the Orient Express label, especially to a Transatlantic destination.