£140
THE 'ANONYMOUS' ENCIRCLED "D'A/B" MARK USED ON MAIL BETWEEN BRITAIN AND FRANCE RE-ROUTED DUE TO WAR; Dec. 1780 & Oct. 1781 pair of ELs both from "London" to Cognac each sent - entirely without British postal markings - by private (State-sponsored?) means to Brussels, and posted from there, each charged "30" with a mostly very fine encircled "D'A/B" (D'Angleterre [par] Bruxelles") mark on the front, in blue-green or blue ink respectively. Rare pair. (2 covers)Cross Reference: MILITARY, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, BELGIUM, FRANCE
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