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Auction: 18046 - The Brian Brookes Collection of Martinique
Lot: 2325

French Colonies - Martinique. The Brian Brookes Collection
Franked Postal History
Later General French Colonies Issues
1872 (28 May) entire from St. Pierre to Bordeaux, marked "steamer via Barbados", bearing Napoleon 30c. and Ceres 40c. tied by "mqe" lozenge with despatch c.d.s. alongside. The cover was carried on the "Tyne" which arrived in Barbados on 29 May, then transferred to the "Tagus" which left the next day and arrived in Plymouth on 12 June. A rare routing. Maury 9, 13. Photo

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