Lot 234
1857 (Mar. 9) New Orleans La. to Paris, France, blue folded cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) ample to large margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar. 9 1857" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Mar 18" exchange office c.d.s., red Liverpool "30 MR 1857" transit backstamp, "Angl. Amb. Calais 30 Mars. 57" entry c.d.s. with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit and "16" (décimes) double-weight due handstamps, reverse with "Paris 31 Mars. 57" arrival; vertical file folds, Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 84, no. 28.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Hubbard
Carried on the thirteenth sailing of British packet service during the Three-Months Period.
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