Lot 199
1857 (Jul. 15) New Orleans La. to Geneva, Switzerland, buff envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) clear to large margins on three sides, touched at left, and 10¢ green, types III, II, III (14-15) strip of three, margins to slightly in at right and bottom, tied by "New Orleans La. Jul 15" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Jul 22" exchange office backstamp with matching "12" credit handstamp, red "Aachen 4 8 Franco" transit and magenta "f 2", red crayon "6", various backstamps including "Basel 9 Aug 57" receiver, repaired cover faults, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 120, fig. 10-1.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
This cover was exchanged at the New York office, and carried by American packet via the Collins Line steamer Columbia, which departed New York on Saturday July 18 and arrived at Liverpool on July 29. It reached Aachen on August 4 where it received the red "Aachen Franco" (Aachen paid) datestamp and the blue manuscript "f2" (franco 2 silbergroschen). The cover was received at Geneva on August 6, 1857, and bears an arrival backstamp. The red crayon "6" at the foot of the cover indicates that 6 rappen, a little over 1 cent, was due from the recipient for delivery charges.
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| Realized $5,250 |
