Lot 249
1857 (Aug. 12) New Orleans, La. to Port Vendres, France, blue folded cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) two horizontal strips of three, bright rich color, ample to large margins all around, tied by three strikes of "New Orleans La. Aug 12" c.d.s., red "New-York 'Paid 24' Aug 19" exchange office c.d.s., carried on the Cunard Line steamer Persia, which departed New York on August 19 and arrived at Liverpool on August 29, red French "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A. C. 31 Aout 57" entry c.d.s., reverse with various French transits and "Port-Vendres 3 Sept. 57" arrival c.d.s., one stamp with tiny tear, right stamp with corner crease in margin, file fold and edge neatly reinforced, Extremely Fine, double the 15¢ treaty rate per ¼ ounce carried by British packet. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 73, fig. 6-21.
Estimate 100,000 - 150,000
ONE OF THE MOST HANDSOME 1856 COVERS KNOWN AND A GEM OF THE COLLECTION. THE FINEST OF THREE USAGES BEARING SIX 1856 5¢ STAMPS.
Provenance: Kapiloff
There are three recorded usages bearing six 1856 5¢ stamps comprising the block of six to Germany (lot 175), the strip of six on a restored cover to Germany, and the folded cover bearing two strips of three offered here.
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