Lot 1025
U.S. 5¢ red brown type I, 10¢ green type II and 30¢ orange (28, 32, 38), tied on 1861 folded letter to France by "New Orleans, La. 27 Feb" c.d.s., red "New Paid York/3" exchange office c.d.s. annulled with a red grid and replaced by a similar "6" (cents) c.d.s., blue sender's handstamp, French boxed "P.D." and Mar 22 entry c.d.s., backstamped Paris-Bordeaux railway and Bordeaux c.d.s., fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY THREE-COLOR CONFEDERATE USAGE OF U.S. STAMPS ON OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENCE.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Louisiana was admitted to the Confederacy on February 4. U.S. stamps remained in use throughout the south until May 31 when their use was prohibited.
The accompanying P.F. Certificate mistakenly notes the month of the New Orleans cancel as March instead of February.
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| Realized $11,000 |
