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New Orleans to Le Havre, France via New York transatlantic 1868 stampless folded letter ex Walske
Manuscript 8 inland rate. New York 3 debit exchange. Le Havre entry March 4, 1868. France 8 decimes due. Via First Steamer

New Orleans to Coulon, France via New York 1869 transatlantic stampless folded letter ex Walske
New York 12 debit exchange. France 8 decimes due. Steamer Ambria. May 4, 1869

New Orleans to Bordeaux 1850 transatlantic stampless folded letter
French entry Ligne de Calais No. on folded letter. Boxed Colonies & Art handstamp. Steamer Niagara. May 22, 1850

St. Louis, Missouri, to Lyon, France via New York and Liverpool 1854 transatlantic stampless folded letter
Black St. Louis postmark with companion red 5 and PAID marks. New York Br. Pkt mark on British open mail. July 26 exchange. July 21, 1854

New York to Lyon, France 1856 transatlantic stampless folded letter. First Anglo-French Rate Treaty ship.
Red New York Am Pk handstamp. Red London transit backstamp. GB 40c accountancy and 15 decimes due. Carried on American packet steamer Atlantic. On the first voyage to be treated under the new Anglo-French treaty. Only 7 trips made by American packets under this treaty. A rare first trip cover under the terms of the Convention of 1856...

New York to Cognac, France 1857 transatlantic stampless folded letter
Three-month period usage. Red New York Br. Pkt. January 3, 1857 postmark. GB 1fr 60c accountancy. 8 decimes due. Steamer Persia.

New York to Paris 1857 transatlantic stampless folded letter
New York exchange with 9 debit on addressed leaf. Red French entry with 8 decimes due. French Line steamer Napoleon III. November 21, 1857.

New York to Le Havre, France 1858 transatlantic stampless folded letter
New York 24 postmark with 6 debit on double rate address leaf. Red "SERV Be". Le Havre entry 16 decimes due. Cunard steamer Asia. November 24, 1858.

New York to Paris 1860 transatlantic stampless folded letter
New York exchange handstamp with 36 debit on folded letter. Blue Le Havre entry with manuscript 24 decimes due. Vanderbilt Line steamer Illinois. August 11, 1860.

New York to Beaune, France 1862 transatlantic stampless folded letter. Trent Affair letter.
Trent Affair reference: "Our political scene remains the same one for the Civil War, one promises to us soon at Washington the end of this deplorable state. Fortunately between the English and our country finishes amicably by rendering of Missre Mason and Slidel." The reference is to two Confederate diplomats taken by the Union from a British...

New York to Reims, France 1862 stampless folded letter
Black New York exchange date stamp with 3 debit on folded letter. Red French entry. Steamer America. May 13, 1862.

New York to Le Havre, France 1863 transatlantic stampless folded letter.
New York postmark with 3 debit on leaf to Le Havre. 8 decimes due. Red "SERV BR" Le Havre entry. Cunard Lin steamer China. June 3, 1863.