Lot
1395 
New Orleans, French America to Rouen, France, folded cover with "A La Nelle Orleans a 25 Avril 1739" dateline, entered mails with "De La Rochelle" straightline postmark and manuscript rating; left flap mostly removed, Very Fine and early. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY FRENCH NEW ORLEANS USE TO FRANCE.
La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded May 7, 1718, by the French Mississippi Company under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the Chitimacha. It was named for Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who was Regent of the Kingdom of France at the time. His title came from the French city of Orléans. The French colony was ceded to the Spanish Empire in the Treaty of Paris (1763) and remained under Spanish control until 1803, when it reverted briefly to French oversight. Napoleon sold Louisiana (New France) to the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Realized: $5,250