Lot 208
1856 (Aug. 25) New Orleans La. to Paris, France, blue folded letter bearing 5¢ red brown (12) vivid color, four large even margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Aug 25" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt Sep 3" exchange office c.d.s., carried on the Cunard Line steamer Africa, which departed New York on September 3 and arrived at Liverpool on September 14, red Liverpool "15 SP 1856" backstamp, "Etats-Unis. Paq. Brit. A. Calais 15 Sept 56" entry c.d.s. with matching "26" (décimes) double-weight due handstamp, "Paris 16 Sept 56" arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 81, no. 9.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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