Semeuse Triple Rate Transatlantic Cover Pittsburgh

OVERVIEW

Offered is a 1932 French commercial triple rate cover mailed from Chatillon sur Seine to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Franked with three 50 centime Sower definitives this item represents a heavy weight international usage during the French Third Republic.

FRANKING & POSTAL HISTORY

The cover is franked with a horizontal strip of three 50 centime carmine rose Lined Sower stamps representing a 1.50 Franc total to pay the heavy weight rate required to reach the United States.

These stamps are identified as Scott 146 Yvert et Tellier 199 Michel 214 and Stanley Gibbons 430 while Higgins and Gage is not applicable to adhesive stamps.

The stamps are tied by multiple clear strikes of a Chatillon sur Seine Cote d Or circular date stamp.

The cancel is dated 27 October 1932 with the 32 at the bottom of the postmark representing the year rather than a department code.

CONTEXT & COLLECTOR APPEAL

The cover is addressed in elegant script to Miss Brelly Laichinger in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

During the 1930s Pittsburgh remained a massive industrial hub and mail of this weight reflects strong commercial or personal ties between provincial France and the American industrial sector.

Collectors of the Semeuse series specifically seek high value rate combinations making this triple rate usage a standout piece for exhibition.

ITEM SPECIFICS

Country: France

Year: 1932

Type: Triple Rate Commercial Cover

Theme: Transatlantic Mail

Subject: Chatillon to Pittsburgh

Era: Third Republic

Occasion: Heavy Weight Commercial Mail

Region: Cote d Or

Stamp Color: Carmine Rose

Stamp Denomination: 50c

Total Postage: 1.50 Francs

Printing Method: Typography

Cover Stock: Brown Wove Envelope

Closure: Used on Cover Flap Sealed

Cancellation Type: Circular Date Stamp

Cancellation Date: 27 October 1932

Scott Number: 146

Yvert et Tellier Number: 199

Michel Number: 214

Stanley Gibbons Number: Range 430

Higgins and Gage Number: Not Applicable

Custom SKU: FRA-1932-146-TRIPLE-PIT

CONDITION

This postally used commercial cover is in very good condition exhibiting normal age related toning and minor edge wear consistent with a heavy weight transatlantic journey.

The stamps are well centered for the issue fully intact and securely tied to the paper.

All postal markings are dark and legible.

The reverse shows typical handling wear expected from period mail.