December 2011 Society Auction

Lot 9. Folded letter cover sheet only, 17 January 1822, to Bordeaux, forwarded at Le Havre. French “74 LE HAVRE” on front in red, and 9 decimes due. On reverse is nice strike of oval forwarder’s mark containing “Forwarded by Hettinguer & Co. Havre”. Letter sheet is very clean with a horizontal and a vertical file fold not affecting the piece. Fine +