BOURAIL - RARE BLUE WAVY-FRAMED DATESTAMP ON 25c-RATE (15c B...

Hammer

£280

BOURAIL - RARE BLUE WAVY-FRAMED DATESTAMP ON 25c-RATE (15c BLUE + 10c BLACK) COVER; 9. Oct. 1880 env. (some pin-holes and small scuff, all well clear of stamp and Bourail marks) to Damery with Type Sage 25c Blue + 10c Black (both with wide to just shaved margins all round) tied by single very fine blue wavy-framed "BOURAIL/*" cds (and tied by an arrival cds) with a second very fine blue "BOURAIL" cds alongside; the 3 backstamps include a fine Noumea cds (13 Oct.). Rare example of this unusual design of village cancellation. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Eastgate.]Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES