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Auction: 18046 - The Brian Brookes Collection of Martinique
Lot: 2275

French Colonies - Martinique. The Brian Brookes Collection
Franked Postal History
General French Colonies "Eagle" Issue
1864 (10 Nov.) entire letter from St. Pierre to Agen, paying the single rate via British packet with 10c. strip of three including the cliché disposed sideways at right, "timbre couché" variety, and 40c. single, cleanly tied by "mqe" dotted lozenges with neat despatch c.d.s. adjacent, framed "pd" and entry c.d.s. in red, backstamped in transit and arrival in France. A very rare cover exhibiting the major variety of the "Eagle" issues. Maury 3a, 5. Photo

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