Lot
1001 
(Post War - Ruger) 1870 (Mar. 22) Pittsburgh Pa. to Paris, France, orange buff cover bearing 10¢ orange (116) vertical pair, tied by "Pittsburgh Pa. Mar 22" duplex, red "New York, Mar 24" exchange cds, carried by Ruger's American Line Rising Star from New York Mar. 24th to Havre arriving Apr. 9th, Havre red octagon entry datestamp and "24" décimes due handstamp; small faults, Fine and rare 1869 carried by this line, ex-Lopex. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF ONLY 10 RECORDED COVERS CARRIED BY RUGER'S AMERICAN LINE.
References: Illustrated in Laurence 10¢ 1869 book on page 177. U.S. Transatlantic Steamship Lines That Failed, James Baird, Chronicle 254, May 2017, pp. 184-203.
Realized: $800