UNDER OR UNPAID PAIR TO FRANCE WITH DIAMOND "GB/1F624/10C" M...

Hammer

£95

UNDER OR UNPAID PAIR TO FRANCE WITH DIAMOND "GB/1F624/10C" MARK STRUCK IN MADRAS: 6 April 1865 EL (rubbed & stamps removed; used as seal) from Bimlipatam to Marseilles via Madras with diamond "GB/1F624/10C" accountancy mark (fine, some rubbing present) on the front along with m/s charge, boxed "INSUFFICIENT." & faint red "INDIA PAID" crescent. Madras cds & indistinct d.s. on reverse. 5 July 1862 EL from Madras to Barbezieux via Bombay with two diamond "GB/1F624/10C" marks (mostly fine) on the front along with boxed "INDIAUNPAID". Bombay, Madras & Barbezieux cds's on reverse. (Salles 3049, 200pts struck in Madras) [Ex Vandervelde] (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS