£440
INDO-CHINA - RED "10d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON 1s-2d RATE COVER TO SAIGON "VIA ADEN" ROUTING; 7 May 1866 E (small part of one flap lost) to "Saigon, Cochin Chine" (same address as the previous lot) endorsed "Via Aden" franked for the 1s-2d rate with 1/- Orange + 1d Brown pair (all with faults) all tied by mainly very fine Port Louis "B53" numerals having a very fine strike of the red Handstruck Port Louis "10d" Accountancy Mark (filing crease) alongside as well as a blue crayon "1 2" (presumably the sender's note of postage to be paid?); 10d due to GB from the 1s-2d rate with Mauritius keeping 4d postage. Rare destination.Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS
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