United States (USA) 1867 Part Cover to Paris, 1st Recored

bearing 10c Yellow Green Scott 68 (Pair) tied by Macedon N.Y. grid cancel with adjacent octagonal French PAQUEBOT Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H. No.3 (Salles 1713) datestamp and Corr. D'Arm. Lig. H. Paq. F. No.3 (Salles 1714) double-ring applied in the Port of New York to incoming mail from Navy Ships in the Mexican War. This is the FIRST ITEM RECORDED bearing United States stamps. (pt)

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