ChinaUSA 1863 Stampless TAXED Dead Letter Office
Envelope to France cancelled by New Orleans double-ring, charged 30 with boxed instructional "Held for Postage" in red and endorsed "P.O. Train 13" with oval Dead Letter Office New Orleans in blue on reverse. Routed via New York with New York 15 transit and taxed 16 on arrival in France. Intriguing item of Transatlantic mail. (pt)
