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Lot 198



1856 (Dec. 19) New Orleans La. to Geneva, Switzerland, datelined folded letter written in French bearing 5¢ red brown (12) ample to large margins on three sides, slightly in at left, and 10¢ green types II,II,IV (14, 14, 16) strip of three (positions 72L-74L, with 74L recut at top), large margins including portion of adjacent stamps at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec 19" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec 24" exchange office backstamp with matching "12" credit handstamp, red "P.D." handstamp and Prussian "f 2" rating in blue, "Geneve 9 Janv 57" receiving backstamp; refolded, pressed file fold through 10¢ strip, 5¢ with corner crease, a Very Fine usage. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 122, fig. 10-3.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000

Provenance: Beals, Kapiloff

This cover was exchanged at the New York office with the British packet datestamp in red and matching 12¢ credit handstamp to Prussia. It was handled in a closed bag that was transmitted via England and Belgium to Aachen, Prussia. The cover was carried by British packet via the Cunard Line steamer
Africa, which departed New York on December 24 and arrived at Liverpool on January 4. It reached Aachen and was rated blue manuscript "f2" (franco 2 silbergroschen), signifying that the 2 silbergrochen for payment beyond Prussia had been paid. The silbergrochen had a value of 2.4 cents at the time; this amount corresponds to the 5 cents for postage beyond Prussia. The cover was received at Geneva on January 9, 1857, and bears an arrival backstamp. The red "P.D." handstamp indicates that it was paid to the destination.

 
Realized $5,250



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