SR35 Cross Border and Trans-Atlantic cover from New Orleans to Genoa, Italy June-August 1861. Folded business letter complete, which appears to be in Italian, datelined in Confederate New Orleans 22 JUN 1861. The cover was most likely carried under a separate cover with multiple letters from New Orleans to Nashville with the CSA postage noted on the outside envelope. The outer envelope was opened in Nashville, and the cover carried by Adams Express cross border to Union Louisville where it received the Adams Ex Co Louisville, KY circular mark dated 26 JUL 1861. Cover took more than a month to get to Louisville. Cross border mail was handled privately by the express company on the Nashville-Louisville route beginning 22 JUN 1861 until ended by the US government on 13 AUG 1861. The cover was then carried to New York either by the express company or under a separate cover for the Trans-Atlantic journey to Italy. The cover was fully pre-paid. On arrival in New York, the cover received the RED New York PAID 36 (36c pre-paid) CDS 31 JUL 1861. The only packet that sailed that day for Europe from New York was the British Cunard packet Asia which arrived in Queenstown 10 AUG 1861. Since the New York mark is a French Convention mark, the cover would have been placed in a locked pouch which was not opened in Britain but taken to Calais, France where the pouch was opened. The cover received the Calais, France transit mark dated 13 AUG 1861. The boxed P. D. mark is French indicating again that the cover was fully paid. From Calais, the cover was sent on to Genoa, Italy where docketing indicates that it was received 15 AUG 1861. Cover took about 7 weeks to reach its destination. The cover looks simple but is actually very complicated. I will not presume to know how the 36c postage was divided between the countries involved in this cover's journey since there are no other rate marks on the cover. Very Fine. $1,000.00
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