PAQ. L'ORIENT. Straightline handstamp and additional "Port Paye a L'orient*" straightline on folded letter datelined "St Quentin le 23 May 1784" and addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "20" sols prepaid rate marking on back along with endorsement of J. T. Berard datelined "L'Orient le 20 Juin 1784", receipt docketing "le 10 7bre" (Sep. 10), carried in 41 days on the second voyage of the French Royal Ship Agency's Courier de L'Orient from L'Orient to New York, manuscript "2" (dwt) rate from New York to Philadelphia

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING WESTBOUND ROYAL FRENCH PACKET COVER WITH THE "PORT PAYE A L'ORIENT" PREPAYMENT MARKING.

The "Port Paye a L'orient*" straightline marking is exceedingly rare.

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