Lot 71886 – 1848 (May) British P.O. cplt. folded letter to USA

1848 (May) British P.O. cplt. folded letter to USA from Valparaiso with great strike of crowned “Paid at Valparaiso” cancel, also British P.O. cds on flap, sent via New Orleans during the Retaliatory Rate period, letter mentions a scrap of gold under the wax seal (now removed) to pay part of the postage, unrecorded italic black “Transit” hs at TR, Jamaica transit bs, an outstanding showpiece, fine