Lot 30017 – 1844 & 1847 Pair of covers to France with different “COLONIES & c.ART” hs

Lot 30017 – 1844 & 1847 Pair of covers to France with different “COLONIES & c.ART” hs

Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
100 – 150 GBP
Auction date
mer. 28 oct. 2020 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1844 & 1847 Pair of covers to France with different “COLONIES & c.ART” hs; 1844 cover with “COLONIES / &c.ART.12” in black, endorsed “per Brenda”, reverse with “SHIP LETTER / PLYMOUTH” hs; 1847 cover with “COLONIES / & c.Art.13” in red, endorsed “p Eleanor”, reverse with “SHIP LETTER” hs, a fine pair showing this cachet applied in London in accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-French Postal Conventions of 1843-46, to letters from Mauritius to France via the UK, ex “Tatiana”.

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