U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1876 (11 May) complete FL franked with single 15s lilac, Syll.1, tied by foreign mail grid cancel, with Yokohama Paid All departure pmk in red alongside, addressed to Lyon, France with san Francisco May 30 transit, red "5 Cents" and New York, June 7 at left, red "Etats-Unis B.Calais 17 June" French entry pmk, endorsed "Pr Gaelic" (Occidental & Oriental Steamship Co.), also Paris and Lyon arrival pmk on back, G.Bolmida Yokohama, Japan merchant's handstamps applied on both side, and rare single franking usage of 15s Bird on cover to France
Estimate: $1500