1st-TYPE "PORT LOUIS./UNPAID" ON COVER TO GB WITH "LIVERPOOL...

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1st-TYPE "PORT LOUIS./UNPAID" ON COVER TO GB WITH "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER": 14 June 1817 unpaid EL (amusing chatty contents about life on the island) from Port Louis to Perth, Scotland with "PORT LOUIS./UNPAID" ("P" somewhat struck off-cover; Proud UP2, p.257; recorded 14/6/1817-1/11/1817) on the front along with ms "1/8" charge and barely visible boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" (with red Edinburgh 29 Oct. transit cds). Earliest recorded known use for the 1st-Type unpaid mark. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL

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17th Apr 24 at 1pm BST

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