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

Stampless Postal History, 1856 (29 September): cover from Montreal, prepayed 10d. (currency, 8d. Sterling), to Plymouth, England, the "10d" perhaps mistaken for the cross-border through rate and conveyed instead to Plymouth, New York, carried thence via the Ocean Line "Washington", struck with circular "MORE TO PAY" a charged 6d., red PAID (18 Oct) c.d.s. on front and next-day Plymouth arrival backstamp, an unusual and charming cover.