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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1468

French Colonies
French Polynesia
Tahiti
1864 (20 Nov.) envelope to Tours franked General issue Eagle 40c. orange, strip of three with good margins all round, with "ocn" in lozenge of dots cancellations and "papeiti/taiti" c.d.s. alongside, "col.fr/angl.amb b" and red framed "pd" on the front, Paris a Nantes and Tours transit and arrival markings on the reverse; the envelope with corner crease at upper right well clear of the adhesives and some small faults on the reverse, fine and a great French Colonial rarity. Behr Certificate (2016). Photo

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Estimate
£7,800 to £8,000