£240
EARLY RARE RED "Foreign Letter" MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE VIA CEYLON: 16 Nov. 1850 E (creased) from Mauritius to Bordeaux "[Par] Fut[t]y allum, Via Celyon, Pointe de Galles" with mostly fine rare red "Foreign Letter" on the front along with red "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS" ds, "10" decimes hs charge & Marseilles cds; Bordeaux backstamp. Tarry notes: "Only some 12 examples of the sl "Foreign Letter" hs recorded" with 16 Nov. 1850 being the earliest recorded by Proud. Cross Reference: FRANCE, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS
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