Lot
5013 
1858 (Dec. 25) New Orleans La. to Cromford, Rhenish Prussia, blue printed circular bearing 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22) horizontal pair, pos. 11-12L4, rich color, tied by light New Orleans cds, carried by Havre Line Fulton from New York Jan. 8th to Southampton but could not continue, sent on another vessel to Havre, ultramarine Havre (1.22) entry octagon datestamp, red "Aus Frankreich, Per Aachen" (1.24) transit backstamp and blue ms. "1 ¾" sgr due rating (France 1¼ sgr, Thurn & Taxis ½ sgr); pair affected from edge placement and some perf toning, a Very Fine use. Scott $1,050 as used pair Estimate $200 - 300.
Since the 1857 US-France Convention had no provision for printed matter, postage due was based upon conventions between the European states. US Postage was 2¢ per circular.
Realized: $350