The February Sale

(Adams Express Across-The-Lines) 1861 (Jun. 16) New Orleans, Louisiana to Bordeaux, France, blue folded cover with part letter showing embossed "Rochereau, New Orleans" and origin docketing, carried north by Adam's Express to New York City, entered mails with U.S. 5¢ brown (30A) and 10¢ green (35) straddle-line single, minor perf toning, tied by New York foreign mail grid cancels, red "New York 'Paid 12' Jun 25" credit datestamp, carried by Cunard Line Arabia from Boston Jun. 26th to Queenstown arriving Jul. 6th, red "Etats-Unis Serv. Br. Pkt., Calais, 9 Juil 61" transit datestamp and matching red "P.D." framed handstamp, Paris (6.9) and Bordeaux (6.10) backstamps, Very Fine and colorful, ex-Noel, Walske ; signed Ashbrook.

Scott No. 35   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A CHOICE CIVIL WAR TRANSATLANTIC COVER SENT FROM CONFEDERATE NEW ORLEANS TO FRANCE USING ADAMS EXPRESS TO CROSS THE LINES.

Letter sent from Albin Rochereau, a merchant and battalion chief in the French Legion, a group of French citizens who were defending the city during the Civil War.

As this cover was taken to New York in another envelope it lacks the typical express markings. Adams Express Company mail was typically put into the US mail system at Louisville, there are examples of mail carried by Adams going to New York.