£320
COLONIES/&c ART.13 COVER WITH RED MAURITIUS "PAID" IN CIRCLE + "Ship Letter" PLUS "DUBLIN/Ship Letter"; Unusual 26 Jan. 1853 E (some creasing) from Port Louis to Toulouse (redirected to Paris) "Par [ship] Aristide & Marie" with fine "MAURITIUS/GPO" crowned cds on the front with matching overstruck "Ship Letter" and v. fine red encircled "PAID" (showing that the outgoing 4d Ship Letter charge - introduced in 1850 - had been prepaid). It was landed in Ireland and so has an over-inked scarce "DUBLIN/Ship Letter" also on the front. Spectacular and unusual combination of markings.Cross Reference: FRANCE, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, SHIP LETTERS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS
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