Scott #29 horizontal strip of three tied by red and black New Orleans circular datestamps on part of folded letter, French transit and receiving backstamps, blue P. Brulatour” forwarders oval and magenta “E. Peleeheid Paris 34 Rue de Rennes studded oval private handstamp on Brulatour Company stationery. Pierre Ernest Brulatour was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1814, and was consequently 74 years old at the time of his death. He was a nephew of a once celebrated physician and surgeon of his native place, and came to New Orleans in 1833, after having sojourned for a short while in Santiago, Cuba. He established the firm of Thomas Rinet & Co. Importers of wines and liquors, and later on engaged in business for himself under his individual name. Foremost among the mourners of the deceased are his sons, Ernest Brulatour, recently Secretary of the United States Legation at Paris, who was Charge d’Affairs during the absence of Minister Morton, and Thomas Brulatour, who is engaged in the importing business in this city. The funeral will take place from the residence of the deceased, No. 118 Royal Street, at 10 o’clock this morning. Burlator’s obituary in the Tues 24 Jul 1888 edition of The Daily Picayune of New Orleans reads. After an illness of five days, Mr. Pierre Ernest Brulatour yesterday departed this life at his old home on Rue Royale. A cruel attack of pneumonia five days ago was so severe that medical science proved of no avail, and an old citizen and prominent merchant was taken hence, leaving a host of friends to mourn his loss. Brulatour Courtyard was one of New Orleans’ oldest landmarks and probably the most photographed and painted patio in the country. It symbolized much of the architecture New Orleans is noted for. Horse drawn carriages entered the long archway from Royal Street, circled the centerpiece then discharged their passengers. Ears went by and the house changed hands many times — from Francois to his brother Emile, to another wine importer in the 1880s named Pierre Brulatour. Following ownership by the mansions namesake, the property fell into a period of decay. A year later the television studio building on Toulouse Street was completed, making 520 Royal Street the home of WDSU-TV. WDSU owners, management, and staff carefully restored, preserved, and maintained the mansion’s original classic beauty until 1998, when WDSU-TV moved to its current location on Howard Avenue. The item “Scott #29 used horiz strip of 3 on piece, Jan 1860, New Orleans to Paris France” is in sale since Wednesday, October 3, 2018. This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\Covers\Postal History”. The seller is “kupersmitphilatelicauctions” and is located in Metuchen, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.

• Year of Issue: 1860
• Quality: Used
• Denomination: 5 Cent
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: Historical Figures
• Cancellation Type: Handstamped
• Color: Brown