U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #189 FRANCE 1852 (7 Aug) FL from Paris to New York, franked with pair of 10c bister (margins, to cut in at left) and single 40c orange, with retouched "4" (cut in at right), tied by mute star cancels; probably an attempt to pay the single weight letter rate to the United States via the Havre Line steamship. The letter however, was late and apparently the Paris Office placed it on the next Cunard sailing, even though the 1F30c rate had not been fully paid, Paris cds and BUREAU CENTRAL cds in red, framed "PP" hand stamp, plus circled "5" cents postage due marking applied on arrival in New York. A colorful and undoubtedly rare usage of the retouched 40c stamp on a Transatlantic cover  Catalog #YT 1,5d | Unsold |
