£650
MAURITIUS/URUGUAY - UNPAID COVER TO PORT LOUIS WITH SCARCE "FR./3fr42C" STRUCK IN ERROR & "FR./3fr81C" MARKS: 3 Dec 1873 EL (faults & sellotape inside) from Montevideo to Port Louis "Par John Eden" via France where the triangle on semi-circle "FR./3fr42C" (fine strike & still visible, article for Luxembourg) was struck in error, obliterated & replaced by half-hexagon on semi-circle "FR./3fr81C" (superb) Front also bearing m/s charge & Paq Bordeaux cds. Mauritius, Marseilles & Paris etranger backstamps. Exceptionally rare pair. (Salles 3117, "Inconnu"; VDL 1286 - "9" + 3118, 600pts)Cross Reference: MAURITIUS, URUGUAY, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL
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