Lot 240
1857 (Apr. 6) New Orleans La. to Bordeaux, France, blue folded letter endorsed "Str Asia", bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large margins at sides, top and bottom close or touching, and 10¢ green type II (14) large margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Apr 6" c.d.s., red "New York 'Paid 12' Apr 15" exchange office c.d.s., carried on the Cunard Line steamer Asia, which departed New York on April 15 and arrived at Liverpool on April 28, "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A.C. 28 Avril 57" entry c.d.s., reverse with French transits and "Bordeaux 30 Avril 57" arrival c.d.s.; wear and small paper loss along folds, 5¢ some wrinkling, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 72, fig. 6-19.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A FIRST WEEK USAGE UNDER THE NEW POSTAL CONVENTION.
Provenance: Moody, Hubbard
It appears from this letter that there still may have been some confusion regarding how to implement the new convention rate. Although no postage due was to be collected on sufficiently prepaid convention mail, this cover shows a manuscript 5 decimes, the amount due for a letter received from an American packet during the Three Months Period. But the 5 decimes was changed to 8 decimes due, the amount due for a letter received from a British packet. This was an error on the part of the French office.
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