£140
LOCAL PORT LOUIS TO GRAND RIVIERE LETTER WITH WARNING ABOUT ABUSE OF POSTAGE DUE CHARGES; Small 1 Aug. 1853 EL (minor faults) from Port Louis to "Grand Riviere" with partly fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" cds and boxed "INLAND" on the front along with the traces of a wafer seal to the left of the address, which may indicate that a 2d stamp was pilfered in transit. The contents include; "J'ai affranchi cette lettre (deux pences); vous devez la recevoir franche de port, ainsi, si de vous reclame quelques chose ne payez pas. Je sais qu'il existe des abus chez quelques personnes qui les distribuent." [I franked this letter (two pence); You must receive it free of postage, so if you are charged something, don't pay. I know there are abuses among a few people who distribute them.] Rare local letter with a story to tell!?
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