Sale #43 Asia, Overseas, Air & Ships, Mail, Spain, Day 4

Guadeloupe: 1878. Envelope (minor faults) addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert
1878. Envelope (minor faults) addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 17, 5c green/blue (strip of eight and pair) and Yvert 34, 20c lilac/brown tied by Guadeloupe/ Basse Terre double ring '11th Juin 78' and French entry cachet in red '28th Juin' routed via Paris with Vendee arrival on reverse. Spectacular mixed issue franking paying the double packet rate via England post UPU the 35c rate was only in use for 9 months and the 70c double rate is very rare. Exhibition item. Ex Grabowski.
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