5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal strip of three, right two stamps with huge margins, left stamp large margins to full at bottom, deep rich color, tied by grid cancels with red "New York Paid 12 Oct. 14" (1857) credit datestamp on blue folded letter to Nantes, France, manuscript "pr Arabia", blurry strike of red French entry datestamp, Paris transit and Nantes receiving backstamps

EXTREMELY FINE GEM STRIP OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE, PAYING THE 15-CENT U.S.-FRENCH TREATY RATE ON A BEAUTIFUL COVER TO NANTES, FRANCE.

This was carried on the Cunarder Arabia, departing New York Oct. 14 and arriving Liverpool Oct. 25.

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