PONDICHERRY 19th CENTURY MAIL; Range with 1845 EL to Marseil...

Hammer

£1,000

PONDICHERRY 19th CENTURY MAIL; Range with 1845 EL to Marseilles datelined at Pondicherry with framed "MADRAS/STEAM LETTER/[DATE]Paid" and framed "MADRAS[DATE]/Paid." d.s. on rear, 1849 EL to Marseilles ex Reunion with framed "PONDICHERRY" three-line d.s. and crescent "INDIA PAID" h.s. on front, 1857/60 EL's to Bordeaux or Marseilles with double-ring ""BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY" cds and framed "PD" marks on front and 1868 EL to Port Louis franked 1a tied by Pondicherry duplex and a faint oval f/a/c with "6d/TO PAY" h.s. on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, REUNION, FRENCH COLONIES, MAURITIUS