Lot 30729 – 1874 (March 14), Entire sent from Bordeaux to Caracas

1874 (March 14) Entire sent from Bordeaux to Caracas franked with five French 40c orange-yellow, tied by a lozenge cancel, endorsed « via Southampton », a boxed « P.P. » in red, as well as a ‘London Paid’ in red dated 16 March, dispatch to the reverse, two vertical filing creases one through the second stamp from right and the left hand stamp has oxidised and is discoloured, otherwise a scarce example of mail from Europe being sent via the British route to St Thomas rather than the usual French steamers via St Lucia; cert. Asofilca (2009).