Lot 216
1856 (Dec. 17) New Orleans La. to Chalons sur Saone, France, folded letter bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large even margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec 7" 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, "Chalons S. Saone 31 Dec. 56" arrival backstamp; address reinked, tiny cover tear along fold, Very Fine appearance. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 83, no. 21.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE LAST SAILING PRIOR TO THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD.
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