Lot no. 9896

'Le Ballon Poste no. 10', franked with lauré 40 c. (applied with creases) and Ceres 10 c. and 20 c., tied by star numeral "15" with adjacent "PARIS R. BONAPARTE 5 DEC." to Louisville, Kentucky with frontside transit mark of London, overlapping New York arrival mark and red "2 CENTS"; slight transportation marks; most interesting letter to the United States with a 3-colour-franking via England, a great rarity signed Calves