United States. (France). 1874. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 42, 6c rose-carmine (pair) tied by cork obliterator with adjacent San Francisco/ Paid date stamp 'Oct 23', endorsed 'via England' with New York/ Paid transit 'Oct 31' in red, carried over the Atlantic by the French paquebot "V. De Paris" with 'Etats Unis Paq. Fr. Brest' entry cachet in red with Brest a Paris ambulant on reverse and Haut Vienne arrival on reverse '11th Nov 74'.