Lot 243
1785 (Dec. 23) Lyon France to Philadelphia Pa. via New York, folded letter with Sep. 25 and Dec. 23 datelines, bearing "PAQ L'ORIENT" straightline and additional oval "PORT - PAYE / DE / L'ORIENT" handstamps, carried via the French packet 3rd Courier to New York which sailed from L'Orient on January 29, 1786 and arrived in New York on March 31, entered the post with manuscript "4" rating, Very Fine and clean, prepaid to New York where rated double the 2 dwt rate for 60-100 miles to Philadelphia.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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