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Auction: 18046 - The Brian Brookes Collection of Martinique
Lot: 2301

French Colonies - Martinique. The Brian Brookes Collection
Franked Postal History
General French Colonies "Eagle" Issue - British Packet Agency Mail
1864 (26 Nov.) entire to Philadelphia, paying the 1fr.35c. rate to the United States with 5c., 10c. single and pairs (2), and 40c. (2), mainly showing good margins and decoratively applied combining the bistre and orange colours at top, tied by "mqe" dotted lozenges, "1/-" in manuscript purple corresponding to the packet rate plus "steamship/10" cents on arrival charged to the colony, showing Martinique and St. Thomas double-arc datestamps on back; the entire with part of reverse missing. An unusual and most attractive franking. Maury 2, 3, 5. Photo

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