Lot 51005 – 1874 & 1875 Pair of envelopes incl. 1875 underpaid cover with Italian postage dues

1874 & 1875 Pair of envelopes: 1875 (Dec 5). Envelope from San Pedro to Italy paying internal rate with 1873 1c purple and 4c brown tied by dispatch cds, French octagonal “BUENOS-AYRES/PAQ. FR. J N°1” ds and conveyed by the “Niger”, taxed “14” with Italian dues 40c and 1l on arrival, some faults to cover, scarce; and French P.O. 1874 (Dec 11) Folded cover to Madrid with mixed Empire 80c and Cérès 25c, each tied by neat anchor lozenge, with “BUENOS-AYRES” octagon, charged in red with “4R” on delivery, Lisbon and Madrid bs, very fine.