Lot 172
1856 (Oct. 7) New Orleans La. to Antwerp, Belgium, partially printed circular bearing 5¢ red brown (12) three ample to large margins including portion of adjacent stamp at top, touching at bottom, tied by "New Orleans La. Oct 7" c.d.s., endorsed "per first Steamer", red "New-York Br. Pkt. Oct 15" exchange office c.d.s., reverse with British "BY 28 OC 1856" transit c.d.s. in red, British manuscript "1/-" debit, received in Belgium with red "Anvers 29 Oct 1856" backstamp, Belgium boxed accounting handstamp with manuscript rate division in décimes, blue manuscript "14" (décimes) due from addressee, cover edge and flap faults, Fine, the 5¢ British open mail rate per ½ ounce via British packet. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 142, fig. 14-1.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1856 5¢ USAGE TO BELGIUM.
The letter was carried by the Cunard Line steamer Africa, which departed October 15 from New York and arrived at Liverpool on October 27. It was handled as a collect letter from England to Belgium, where it arrived on October 29. The rate from England to Belgium was 6 pence per ¼ ounce plus 8 pence sea postage for a total of 14 pence due from addressee. Britain's share was 1 shilling with the remaining 2 pence Belgium's share.
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| Realized $15,000 |
