£220 - £300
PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL TO EUROPE; Range with Oct. 1816 E to London ex Rio rated '2/8'(d) with step-framed "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on front, unpaid Nov. 1853 double-weight EL to Bordeaux with "RIO-JANEIRO" double-arc d.s. on rear and framed "COLONIES/&c ART.13." h.s. and "30" decimes charge mark on front, unpaid Oct. 1856 E to France with "PERNAMBUCO" double-arc d.s. on rear and framed scarce "COLONIES/ART-18" h.s. on front and charged "15" decimes, 1869 EL 'p La Plata' to Oporto ex Bahia with "150" reis charge mark on front, 1877 unpaid EL to Portugal ex Pernambuco sent via England with "SOUTHAMPTON/PACKET LETTER"cds, bold seriffed "T", "340" reis charge mark and "SHIP LETTER" h.s. all on front, the latter obliterated by two London "43" - (Parmenter H rated - v.rare) bar cancels and a "LONDON/SHIP LETTER" cds on rear similarly deleted and several others. (18 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, PORTUGAL, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS
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