30th International Auction

1851, entire letter to England from an army officer in Port Louis, endorsed "Per Bell" prepaid the 8d ship rate, handstamped "Ship Letter", circular "PAID" and crowned "MARITIUS/GPO" datestamp, most unusually the letter was landed at Waterford in Ireland and is handstamped "WATERFORD / SHIP LETTER" (Robertson S2) in blue, with backstamps of Waterford and Dublin, Robertson did not record this mark in blue, although we have recorded one other exemple on a very poor condition letter of 1850, also from Mauritius, an unusual use of a rare ship letter handstamp, of exceptional quality Catalog Price 1500.00