Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1851/55: (1 d.) purple-brown on blued paper, imperforate, a used example with good margins all round, slight corner bend at top right, on 1853 cover to Ile Rousse, Corsica, France tied by part numeral handstamp in black. Interesting erroneous ratings at left in red manuscript ink "18 pence + 5 = 2/1d."; when in fact it comes to 1 s. 11 d. Treated as paid in London with tombstone handstamp (July 31) with Calais entry marking (Aug 2) in black above. Reverse with unclear Local P.O. datestamp, double arc TRINIDAD despatch cds (July 10) in black and Paris transit cds. A most unusual cover to a most unusual destination. Signed Holcombe.