Lot
3323 
France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr carmine + 25c blue, horiz. pair, all with four large margins, tied by "PC 1" small losange of Paris on 1852 folded cover to Bordeaux from French Guyana, postmarked rare double oval "Poste aux Lettres au Cayenne, Guyane Francaise", backstamped Paris transit and Bordeaux arrival, Extremely Fine and choice; signed Roumet. Yvert Nos. 6 var. Scott Nos. 9 var. Estimate $40,000 - 60,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST USAGES ABROAD OF THE FIRST ISSUE OF FRANCE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE VERY RARE OVAL "POSTE AUX LETTRES AU CAYENNE" HANDSTAMP.