Auction 321 - 332 Romania – Special Catalogue, Worldwide Rarities – The ERIVAN Collection – 2nd Auction, Schweiz & Liechtenstein - Day 5

1875: Cover from England to Madagascar, franked with 1867/80, 3 d. rose and 6 d. grey, tied by "WELLS JU 23 75" duplex, the letter stopped in London due to 1 d. under-payment and handstamped "RETURNED FOR DEFICIENT POSTAGE", franked with additional 1 d. red-brown, tied by duplex "WELLS JU 25 75" and sent onwards "By French Packet" to Mauritius, where 1863/72, 6 d. blue-green was applied and cancelled with "B53" grid for onward transmission to Madagaskar, matching light "MAURITIUS JY 31 75" backstamp, a very fine and rare letter, with only a small number of mandatory mixed frankings to Madagascar recorded, the example offered here being quite possibly the finest. Cert BPA (2020).rnProvenance: Collection Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman sale, 3 Nov 1993, lot 409.