Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1860 (December 4): Entire letter from New York to Amsterdam, franked with 1857/61 1 c. blue and 10 c. green horizontal pair, tied by red grid cancel, various manuscript accountancy notations, with "4" (Pence) for the United Kingdom, "30" total for the Netherlands and Belgian portion, a total of 50c. being due from the recipient, postmarked "New York / BR PKT" (5 Dec), endorsed "p. Africa / Open mail via Ostende", London transit (17 Dec) struck on front, Amsterdam arrival backstamp (19 Dec), horizontal fold, an unusual franking and desirable routing.