Lot 215
1856 (Dec. 5) New Orleans La. to Bordeaux, France, immaculate cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) bottom sheet margin pair, rich color, large margins on all sides including enormous sheet margin at bottom, cancelled by "New Orleans La. Dec 5" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec 16" exchange office c.d.s., transferred to Boston for the Cunard Line steamer Arabia, which departed on December 17 and arrived at Liverpool on December 28, red Liverpool "29 DE 1856" transit backstamp, "Etats-Unis. Paq. Brit. A. Calais 30 Dec. 56" entry c.d.s. with matching "13" (décimes) due handstamp uprated in manuscript to "26", reverse with various French transits and "Bordeaux 30 Dec. 56" arrival c.d.s., absolutely Superb, double the 5¢ British Open mail rate via British packet, plus 26 décimes due for double-weight postage from England to France. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 54, fig. 6-4.
Estimate 150,000 - 200,000
ONE OF THE GREATEST COVERS BEARING UNITED STATES IMPERFORATE ISSUES.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Caspary, Gore
When this cover was sold in the renowned Caspary sale, it was described as "One of the most beautiful items of a collection in which beauty abounds".
Carried by the last sailing prior to the three months period.
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| Realized $125,000 |
