Sale 1119 — The Steven Walske Collection of US-France Transatlantic Mail
Sale Date — Wednesday, 16 March, 2016
Category — Private Ship Letters: Stamped and Franked
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
505


EXTREMELY FINE STAMP ON A REMARKABLE FOLDED LETTER SENT FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK VIA LE HAVRE, THEN DELIVERED BY THE UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST CARRIER DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS STAMP USED ON A COVER FROM ABROAD.
A lengthy 1861 eulogy of the addressee, Dr. John W. Francis M.D., before the New York Medico-Chirurgical College, can be found at Google Books. Ex Caspary and Middendorf
E. 2,000-3,000
5,250