By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
lot # 4094 - charleston postal history transatlantic mail
1859 (Jan. 15) Charleston S.C. to Bordeaux, France. Blue folded cover bearing 5¢ red brown, type I (28), corner flaw, and 10¢ green, type III (33), tied together "Charleston S.c. Jan 15 1859" cds, red "New York 'Paid 12' Jan 19" exchange credit cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Jan. 19th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 29th, French "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A. C. 'L' 31 Janv. 59" entry cds, Bordeaux (2.2) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F., Stamps catalog $1,400 off-cover.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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