£360
US MAIL TO GB WITH SCARCE TREATY MARKING RARE "ART-5/BR. PKT." MARK WRITTEN FROM SOCIETY ISLANDS; 31 May 1853 EL (light fold) from "Raiatea" [Society Islands/French Polynesia] to London charged "1/2½" h.s. on front incoming for West Coast mail carried by the Cunard Line Africa from NY with a very fine rare "ART-5/BR. PKT." mark on the top flap beside a matching "AMERICA/LIVERPOOL " cds (15 May 1852). Early and unusual routing for missionary mail from the French Pacific. Important cover. Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL
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