Lot
1012 
1870 (Jan. 29) Buffalo, N.Y. To Paris, France, Shepard correspondence cover bearing 1867, 10¢ yellow green, F. grill, cancelled by small quartered cork duplexed with Buffalo cds, red New York (2.1) exchange cds, blue Cherbourg (2.18) entry cds and matching "8" decimes due rating handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 96 Estimate $200 - 300.
The U.S. July 1, 1864 Act for non-contract scheduled steamship service set 10¢ per ½ oz. rate to replace the expired 15¢ 1857 Treaty rate. December 22, 1869 French Imperial Decree set collections at 80 centimes per 10 grams, effective January 1, 1870.
Realized: $675