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