Lot 217
1860 (Jun. 1) New York, N.Y. to Havre, France, folded cover with "New York '12' Jun 2" exchange debit cds, carried by North Atlantic S.S. Co. Adriatic from New York Jun. 2 to Havre arriving Jun. 12, Havre (6.12) entry cds with "8" due h.s., Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Letter carried on 2nd of only five round voyages of Adriatic (formerly of the Collins Line) for the short-lived North Atlantic Steamship Company, which carried contract mails on only six round voyages from New York to Havre via Southampton in 1860.
Realized: $400