ATTRACTIVE PAIR TO FRANCE WITH "PAID" IN CIRCLE IN RED OR IN...

Hammer

£300

ATTRACTIVE PAIR TO FRANCE WITH "PAID" IN CIRCLE IN RED OR IN BLACK: 30 Mar. 1853 EL from Mauritius to Marseilles "Per Shaw Allum - via Bombay" with very fine red "PAID" in circle on the front along with crowned "MAURITIUS GPO" ds, red "INDES.OR/MARSEILLES" cds & "20" decimes hs charge. 21 Jan. 1851 env. from Mauritius to Bordeaux "p Phoenix" with fair black "PAID" in circle on the front along with a fine early usage of the "Ship Letter" mark (Proud, SL11, p.268 ERD 8/11/1850), crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" ds & "OUTRE-MER/MARSEILLES" cds. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE