Lot
1158 
1860 (Mar. 7) New Orleans La. to St. Gall, Switzerland, folded letter bearing 1¢ blue (24) and 10¢ green (35) pair, tied by two strikes of "New Orleans La. Mar 7" cds, red "New York 'Paid 18' Mar 14" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Mar. 14th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 26th, French (3.27) transit cds and large red "P.D." framed handstamp, reverse with Paris (3.27), Zurich (3.28) and St. Gallen (3.29) backstamps; 1¢ scissor trimmed perfs at bottom, fresh and Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Cover was properly prepaid for the 21¢ French mail rate to Switzerland effective April 1, 1857 to December 31, 1869.
Realized: $190