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UNDERPAID COVERS TO FRANCE WITH DIAMOND-SHAPED "GB/1F624/10C" MARKS: 6 May 1864 env. (reduced at foot; stamp removed) from Mauritius to Paris "Par Steam mail 'norma' Via Suez and Marseilles" with diamond "GB/1F624/10C" accountancy mark (superb) on the front along with oval "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" mark (v. fine; rare in red & exclusively used in Port Louis, only a handful known) & "9" hs charge. 6 July 1864 EL (hinge remnants on reverse) from Mauritius to Bordeaux with diamond "GB/1F624/10C" mark (mostly fine) on the front along with 4d Rose (faults, cancelled by B53 barred numeral). (Salles 3052, 175pts struck in Port Louis) [Ex Vandervelde] (2 covers) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, FRANCE
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