Lot
406 
1874 New York, N.Y. To Angoulême, France. Folded letter sheet franked with 1873, 10¢ brown tied by crossroads handstamp paying the 10¢ direct steamship rate, red "New York, Jul 25" exchange cds and blue "5" decimes due handstamp; stamp with a few nibbed perf at left, otherwise Very Fine, this being the last direct rate sailing of the French Line prior to the U.S. - French Postal Convention effective August 1, 1874. Scott No. 161 Estimate $300 - 400.
French Line - Per the steamer Ville de Paris, departing New York 25-Jul-1874, arriving Brest 3-Aug-1874, and Havre 4-Aug-1874.
Realized: $350