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.