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From - Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. -
Lot 113 -
FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE - SECOND REGIE - EAST BOUND: 22 Nov. 1787 EL Philadelphia to Le Havre via New York. The letter cancelled with NEW . YORK DEC:5 hs and at the top right a v.fine PAQ.NEW YORK hs. Carried on the Le Courier de l'Europe leaving New York 21 Dec. and arriving Le Havre 18 Jan. 1788, the sixth Second Regie voyage. Only five examples of the PAQ.NEW YORK hs are recorded during the Second Regie. [Ex Steven Walske Collection sold Siegel Lot 2348 Sale 1154]Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY....
Sold for GBP 1,300
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