Auction: 7033 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 478
British Guiana Early letters and Handstamps Demerara 1845 (4 June) entire "p. W.I. Steam packet" to Le Havre, marked "paid 2/1" and showing boxed "P.P.", oval-framed "P.D.", London and Calais d.s. and, on reverse, small Demerara double-arc d.s. (Townsend Type 9) in red, 1848 entire letter from Cayenne "By Royal Mail Steam Packet" to Bordeaux, showing "guyane francaise" h.s. and boxed "colonies/&. art 13" h.s. overcancelled with French c.d.s. and, on reverse, Demerara double-arc d.s. in black
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£140