MAIL TO PARIS OR MALTA INC. TAXED EXAMPLE. 17 Apr. 1885 & 23...

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£140

MAIL TO PARIS OR MALTA INC. TAXED EXAMPLE. 17 Apr. 1885 & 23 Dec. 1885 envs. to Floriana franked strip of three 2d or 6d Bradbury Wilkinson design tied by '59' or '332' or numerals with Townsville or Clare cds on front and carried on the Merkara or Roma from Townsville to Aden or Suez, the former with bold "T" h.s. on front though no evidence of tax collected. Four examples of mail to Malta in the pre-UPU period recorded by us and 15 Mar. 1886 env. to Paris franked 2d Bradbury Wilkinson design (5 inc. a strip of four) tied by '59' barred numerals or Townsville cds with double-circular "LIGNE T/PAQ.FR.No1" cds on front carried on the Alexandria from Townsville, Egmont from Brisbane to Sydney, rail to Melbourne and Yarra to Marseilles. Ex Campbell, Hobbs or Beston. (3 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, SHIPS/SHIPPING, MALTA