Lot 222
1856 (Dec. 8) New Orleans La. to Mulhouse, France, folded cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) ample to huge margins including portion of adjacent stamp at top, tied by "New Orleans Dec 8" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec 24" exchange office c.d.s., red Liverpool "5 JA 1857" transit backstamp, "Etats-Unis Paq. Brit. A. Calais 6 Janv. 57" entry c.d.s. with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit and "8" (décimes) due handstamps, French backstamps including "Mulhouse 8 Janv. 57" arrival c.d.s., small cover faults and restoration, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 62, fig. 6-9.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Carried on the first sailing of British packet service during the Three-Months Period.
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