Lot 30028 – 1851 (Feb 11) Entire from France to Mauritius with black “Foreign Letter” hs struck on arrival
Lot 30028 – 1851 (Feb 11) Entire from France to Mauritius with black “Foreign Letter” hs struck on arrival
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
Price realised
360 GBP
Estimate
300 – 400 GBP
Auction date
Wed 28 Oct 2020 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1851 (Feb 11) Entire from France to Mauritius with black “Foreign Letter” hs (type IIUD-1) struck on arrival along with red double oval “PACKET LETTER” ds (type IIC-2), endorsed “via Suez & Ceylon” (ink corrosion causing split underneath) with Bordeaux despatch and “P.P.” hs, Marseille transit, fineProvenance: Vikram Chand
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