PAQ.L'ORIENT. Bold strike of straightline handstamp, faint strike of "P.P.P.P." and "DUNKERQUE" handstamps on folded letter addressed to Philadelphia, carried on the sixth voyage of the French Royal Ship Agency's Courier de New York, departing from L'Orient on November 6, and arriving in New York on December 27, 1786 (51 days), manuscript "38" sols prepaid rate marking on back, manuscript "2" (dwt) due, re-rated "1/-" due in local currency (2dwt=6p x 1.67 inflation factor=10p plus 2p carrier fee, or 1sh), Very Fine, carried on the last French Royal Packet sailing from L'Orient (the Second Agency Royal French Packet sailings were made from Le Havre)

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