Lot 206
1856 (Aug. 3) New Orleans La. to Paris, France, blue folded cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) rich color, large even margins, tied by variant "New Orleans LA. Aug 3" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Aug 12" exchange office c.d.s., transferred to Boston for the Cunard Line steamer Arabia, which departed on August 13 and arrived at Liverpool on August 25, red Liverpool "26 AU 1856" backstamp, "Etats-Unis. Paq. Brit. A. Calais 26 Aout 56" entry c.d.s. with matching "13" (décimes) due handstamp, reverse with indistinct Paris arrival c.d.s.; small cover tear and tiny marginal paper loss, 5¢ tiny crease, Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 81, no. 7.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
A VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE VARIANT NEW ORLEANS C.D.S.
Expertization: 1957 A. Brun Certificate.
Provenance: Hubbard
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