Lot 134
1856, 5¢ red brown (12), ample to large margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar 1 1857" c.d.s. on blue folded cover to Marseilles France, partial "New-York Br. Pkt." exchange office c.d.s., red Liverpool "30 MR 1857" backstamp, "Angl. Amb. Calais 30 Mars 57" entry c.d.s. with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit and "8" (décimes) due handstamps, reverse with French transits, paper loss from ink erosion in address, Very Fine and choice, Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 84, no. 27.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,000
A HANDSOME AND SCARCE USAGE DURING THE THREE-MONTHS PERIOD.
Provenance: Gore, Haas, Mayer
Carried on the thirteenth sailing of British packet service during the Three-Months Period.
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