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lot # 4618 - europe Great Britain
1867 (July 1): 10 d. red-brown, Plate 1, wmk. Spray, lettered EL, a single example used on 1873 cover endorsed 'via Marseilles' addressed to Antananarrivo, Madagascar, care of Messrs. Ireland, Fraser & Co. in Mauritius, tied by 'London / 77' duplex in black (Sept 26) in black. Reverse with Mauritius transit cds (Oct 26) in blue-black. Slight blue mark on stamp and cover unsurprisingly slightly toned. Just four Surface Printed covers to Madagascar are record in the Karl Louis Card Index. A fine single franking (10 d. per ½ ounce) to a most unusual destination.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1992, lot 204.
Catalogue 286: Great Britain 1840–1910 – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part IV)
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