1857 (Feb. 23) New Orleans, La. to Intra, Kingdom of Sardinia, printed circular at the 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1851, 1¢ blue, type V, horizontal pair, large margins except just touched at top right, left stamp with pressed wrinkle, tied by partial New Orleans cds, carried by Havre Line Fulton from New York Mar. 7 to Havre arriving Mar. 21, Havre (3.21) entry cds, Torino (3.24) and Intra (3.25) backstamps, manuscript "17" centesimi due rating; slight cover repair at bottom right, a Very Fine appearing and scarce 2¢ printed matter use. Estimate  $300 - 400. Despite routing instructions via Liverpool, New York sent this printed circular by American contract steamship directly to France, where it was forwarded overland to the Kingdom of Sardinia. $0 (Image)