TO ITALIAN STATES (GENOA) - RARE 1d UNSEALED PRINTED MATTER ...

Hammer

£420

TO ITALIAN STATES (GENOA) - RARE 1d UNSEALED PRINTED MATTER RATE COVER VIA MARSEILLES; 6 Apr. 1861 EL (unsealed as per PO regulations; some overall creasing) from "Port Louis" with printed contents (sugar market report ref. hurricanes, etc.) and endorsed "Prices current" and so franked with only a single 1d Brown (lightly cancelled by a target cancel leaving the Queen's profile clear) tied by ms arrival charge. Also having sender's own FAC on the front and backstamps of Nice, Genoa & ? Rare example of the Printed Matter rate to Italy. Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, PRINTED MATTER BY POST