1851-57 5c Red-brown, good to large margins, tied by black grid on folded cover from New Orleans (16.8.56) to Bordeaux/France, via New York forwarder, red NEW YORK Br. PKT transit and French ETATS-UNIS / CALAIS entry-cds alongside, BORDEAUX 10 SEPT 56 arrival backstamp(Image 1) (Image)

1851-57 5c Red-brown, mostly with huge margins showing parts of two neighbouring stamps, tied by NEW ORLEANS JAN 31 1857 cds on folded cover to Châlon sur Soane/France, red NEW YORK Br. PKT transit and French ETATS-UNIS / CALAIS entry-cds alongside, arrival backstamp dated 25 FEV. 57, very fine(Image 1) (Image)

1869 Pictorial 15c, type II, two examples tied by W. ORLEANS / LA April 18, 1869 pmk on folded cover to Bordeaux/France, Paris and New-York transits alongside, very fine(Image 1) (Image 2)

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1851-73 Lot of nine covers plus two fragments showing mostly inland frankings but also three going to France, noted early 1851-57 1c blue, type II, early plate I on large Prices Current, mostly fine(Image 1) (Image)