Lot 211
1856 (Sep. 14) New Orleans La. to Paris, France, blue folded letter bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large even margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Sep 14" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep 23" exchange office c.d.s., transferred to Boston for the Cunard Line steamer Arabia that departed on Septemer 24 and arrived in Liverpool on October 4, red Liverpool "6 OC 1856" transit backstamp, "Etats-Unis Paq. Brit. A. Calais 6 Oct. 56" entry c.d.s. with matching "13" (décimes) handstamp, crossed out in manuscript and re-rated "26" for double-weight, reverse with "Paris 7 Oct. 56" arrival c.d.s.; some light toning affecting the stamp, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 53, fig. 6-3.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1983 P.F. certificate.
Provenance: Reed
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