30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Perfectly centered with wide margins, rich colors, tied by bold quartered cork cancel, red "New York Paid 24 Aug. 7" (1869) credit datestamp on folded cover to Rouen, France, sender's directive "p Ville de Paris" at top left and carried on that CGT steamer, red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H. No. 3, 7 Aout 69" octagonal datestamp applied on the ship in New York harbor, red boxed "PD" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, sender's blue datestamp at lower left

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ON A DOUBLE-RATE COVER TO FRANCE SENT BY FRENCH DIRECT PACKET FROM NEW YORK. WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE COVERS WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.

This was carried on the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT) line's Ville de Paris, which departed New York on August 7, 1869 (the date of the New York and Ligne H postmarks) and arrived at Brest on August 17 and Le Havre on August 18.

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