P. Le Courier de l'Europe./capt:CORnickNew-York. Clear strike of two-line handstamp on folded letter datelined "Philadelphie le 13 Dece. 1784" and addressed to Epernay, France, carried on Le Courier de l'Europe from New York on December 31, 1784, arriving at L'Orient on January 17, 1785, forwarded to Paris (internal notation dated at Paris, February 7, 1785), manuscript "26" sols due marking crossed out and re-rated "36", manuscript "Deb. d'Epernay" on back, small piece out of flap (clear of marking), short sealed tear just into "New"

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ROYAL PACKET MARKING WITH THE "CAPT. CORNICK" INSCRIPTION. AN IMPORTANT ARTIFACT OF 18TH CENTURY TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.

Two types of markings are known on mail carried by the French Royal Ship Agency's Le Courier de l'Europe on separate trips from New York to L'Orient: the marking offered here with "capt:CORnick", and a similar marking that reads "Le Courier de l'EUROPE/New York*16 Juin 1785". This is the only recorded example of the "Capt. Cornick" version.

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