Stamps and Covers of the World - Day 1

MALAYA. 1881. SINGAPORE to MARSEILLE. Envelope franked 35c. Sage, cancelled LIGNE N. PAQ. FR. No.3 cds on board the ss ´Yangtse´ en route Colombo to Singapore. Addressed to MARSEILLE. Off-loaded Singapore and placed aboard the P.O. ´Rosetta´. Transferred at Alexandria to the ´Bangalore´ for Brindisi and thence by rail to destination. On the back SINGAPORE/PAID cds. and MARSEILLE cds. RARE.