£220 - £300
THE FIRST "VIA BRINDISI" VOYAGE - SINGLE 1/1d RATE; 4th Nov. 1870 EL (minor wear) to Launceston "via Brindisi" franked by 1/- green (pl.4) & 1d Red tied by London duplexes with 22nd Dec. 1870 Launceston diamond "SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE" d.s. on the flap. Rare example of a correctly prepaid letter sent in the first mail after the closure of the Marseilles route due to the Franco-Prussian War. Ex Groom and Blake. Similar example (to Fiji) sold in our Apr. 2017 for £340
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