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2010 Rarities of the World continued...

French Packet Service, 1783-1788 continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
13 c PAQ. LORIENT.> Straightline handstamp clearly struck on folded letter datelined <<Amsterdam Augt 3, 1786>> to New York, senders routing <<Via LOrient pr French Packet>>, no indication of receipt date but believed to have been carried on the FrPAQ. L'ORIENT. Straightline handstamp clearly struck on folded letter datelined "Amsterdam Augt 3, 1786" to New York, sender's routing "Via L'Orient pr French Packet", no indication of receipt date but believed to have been carried on the French Royal Ship Agency's Courier de l'Europe, departing L'Orient on September 24, and arriving in New York on October 22, 1786 (28 days), manuscript "2" (dwt) due, Very Fine, some private ship letters were marked "Paq. L'Orient", but the endorsement on this strongly suggests French Royal Packet service (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
14 c PAQ. NEW YORK.> Mostly readable straightline handstamp on folded cover from New York to Paris, France, red 20 sols due marking on back, red <^NEW-YORCKPAR LE HAVRE^> two-line handstamp and 27 sols due, Fine, extremely rare French Royal PacketPAQ. NEW YORK. Mostly readable straightline handstamp on folded cover from New York to Paris, France, red "20" sols due marking on back, red "NEW-YORCK/PAR LE HAVRE" two-line handstamp and "27" sols due, Fine, extremely rare French Royal Packet cover during the Second Agency with ships departing and arriving through Le Havre (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
15 c P. PAYE PARIS.> Red straightline and P in triangle handstamps on folded letter datelined <<Paris le 2 Fevrier 1788>> and addressed to Philadelphia, carried on the eighth voyage of the French Second Royal Ship Agencys <<Courier de LOrient>>, depP. PAYE PARIS. Red straightline and "P" in triangle handstamps on folded letter datelined "Paris le 2 Fevrier 1788" and addressed to Philadelphia, carried on the eighth voyage of the French Second Royal Ship Agency's Courier de L'Orient, departing from Le Havre on February 27, and arriving in New York on April 17, 1788 (50 days), manuscript "20" and "7" sols prepaid rate markings on back, manuscript "2" (dwt) due, re-rated "9d" in local currency, April 18 receipt docketing, Very Fine, carried on the last voyage of the French Royal Packet before the line was discontinued (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
16 c P.F. DE NEW YORK.> Straightline handstamp on back of folded letter datelined <<New York 16 February 1793>> and addressed to Havre de Grace, France, red <Amerique Septentrionale P. LOrient> double-circle handstamp, manuscript 1 crossed out andP.F. DE NEW YORK. Straightline handstamp on back of folded letter datelined "New York 16 February 1793" and addressed to Havre de Grace, France, red "Amerique Septentrionale P. L'Orient" double-circle handstamp, manuscript "1" crossed out and re-rated "30" sols, Very Fine, probably carried on one of the DuBois packets under contract with the French government, the Le Suffren departed New York on March 15, 1793, and arrived in L'Orient on May 15, examples of such mail are very rare (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
17 c Herout & de Handel Line.> Three folded letters carried on this short-lived French Packet line (in service June 1847 to February 1848): <Aug. 14, 1847,> from New York to Paris <via Cherbourg> with blue <^PAQ. REG.^> framed handstamp, carried on firsHerout & de Handel Line. Three folded letters carried on this short-lived French Packet line (in service June 1847 to February 1848): Aug. 14, 1847, from New York to Paris via Cherbourg with blue "PAQ. REG." framed handstamp, carried on first return voyage of the Philadelphie, the only mail to receive this marking, received Sep. 3, Nov. 8, 1847, from Natchez Miss. to Paris via Le Havre on the New York and Feb. 5, 1848, from New York to Reims via Le Havre on the Missouri (last voyage of the line), latter two with blue "Le Havre Paq. Reg." arrival datestamp, Very Fine, extremely rare (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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