Lot 1309
Grid (Weiss TR-G30A), complete strike ties 10¢ brown, grill (139) on 1871 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, endorsed "per Ville de Paris", red "New York Jan 20" exchange c.d.s., red "Paq. Fr. H No. 3" (1.21) French packet datestamp, black "8" decimes debit handstamp for inland postage, Bordeaux (2.3) arrival backstamp; Very Fine, original Weiss exhibit tracing accompanies.
Estimate $300 - 400
Provenance: Weiss
Cover sailed from New York on January 21, 1871 as indicated by the French packet datestamp and arrived at Brest on February 2.
Illustrated in Weiss NYFM on page 346.
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