Lot 224
1856 (Dec. 22) New Orleans La. to Paris, France, blue folded letter bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large margins to just touching at bottom, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec 22" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec 30" exchange office c.d.s., Liverpool "JA-13 1857" transit backstamp, "Etats-Unis Paq. Brit. A. Calais 14 Janv. 57" entry c.d.s. with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit and "16" (décimes) double-weight due handstamps, reverse with partial Paris arrival c.d.s.; 5¢ with tiny marginal corner creases, Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 62, fig. 6-10. Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Carried on the second sailing of British packet service during the Three-Months Period.
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Realized $1,400 |