Lot 2420
France, 1853, Napoleon III imperforate, 40c orange on yellowish, in combination with 1853, 10c bister on yellowish, type I (14), both with full even margins on incoming folded letter sheet from Beyrouth, Syria to Lyon, tied by blue anchor dotted lozenge handstamps with matching "Phase, 8 Avril, 60" forwarding cds, red boxed "Paquebots de la Méditerranée" handstamp, Marseilles transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Maury No. 16+13.Scott No. 18 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160