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Auction: 20035 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 3462

(x) France
French Colonies
Martinique
1816 (12 May) entire letter from Pointe à Pitre to Nantes with good "martinique" (type III, Fort Royal) and "colonies par/bordeaux", rated "11" (for weight), "1" (for local fee) and "3" (3 decimes to be paid on delivery); filing fold but fine and a scarce example of mail from Guadeloupe carried via Martinique; and 1816 (18 July) entire letter from Saint Pierre to Toulon with "martinique" and "colonies par/bordeaux" handstamps; manuscript rate markings, fine

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Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£100