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** AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - COVERS EX G.B. TO FRANCE ROUTED VIA BELGIUM WITH "D'A/B" MARKS; Feb. 1780 - Nov. 1781 trio of ELs from London to Cognac/Calais/Paris all routed via Belgium due to the war with France, and so each with mainly fine encircled "D/A/B" marks ("D'Anglettere par Bruxelles" ) marks of Brussels due to the closure of the regular Dover-Calais route and travel from London to Ostend instead. The Nov. 1781 EL mentions having to pay two ransoms for ships taken by the Corsair 'Le Visiteur'. Scarce trio. (3 covers)Cross Reference: FRANCE
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