Lot 40589 – 1866 (Feb 28) Cover to Lyon franked by 1862 80c

1866 (Feb 28) Cover to Lyon, paying the single rate with 1862 80c, tied by « 5118 » dotted lozenge, with superb « YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS » and red French entry cds alongside, bs on receipt, very fine, carried by the British mail with involvement of the « Cadiz », « Baroda », « Delhi » and the « Tanjore » ships, sent some months before the Great Fire of Yokohama; cert. Roumet (2002), signed Calves and Pothion; (Yv €1’000 for the franking); ex Jun Ichi Matsumoto and Max J. Mayer.