Lot 201
1856 (Mar. 31) New Bedford Ms. to Paris, France, buff envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) bright rich color, large even margins, tied by red "New Bedford Mass Paid Mar 31" c.d.s. and matching grid cancellation, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Apr 2" exchange office c.d.s., carried on the Cunard Line steamer Persia, which departed New York on April 2 and arrived at Liverpool on April 12, red Liverpool "14 AP 1856" (backstamp) transit, "Etats-Unis. Paq. Brit. A. Calais 11 Avril 56" entry c.d.s. with matching "13" (décimes) due handstamp, reverse with "Paris Poste Restante 15 Avril 56" receiver; 5¢ has trivial scissor cut at lower left, Extremely Fine and choice. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 52, fig. 6-2.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL FIRST MONTH USAGE OF IMPECCABLE QUALITY.
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Haas, Sevenoaks
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