Lot 118
1855 Cover to California, 1853 40c orange on yellowish (18) block of six with mostly large margins tied, along with a single 20c blue (16), by Bordeaux small numeral "441" on folded cover to San Francisco, postmarked Bordeaux c.d.s. 26 Feb 1855 with red boxed "P.P.", manuscript insruction "Via Liverpool and New York", bold "Br. Packet, Boston, 17 Mar" entry c.d.s. with Paris transit postmark on reverse; restored horizontal crease through block where the cover has been cosmetically refolded, otherwise an immaculate and most impressive cover.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The French rate of 260 centimes was based on a double-weight letter at 130 centimes per ¼-ounce. The postage was prepaid to Boston then rated as a single ½-ounce letter and charged 10¢ due for cross-country postage to California.
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| Realized $1,150 |
