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Auction: 19048 - Dr. Edward Grabowski Postal History Collection of French Colonies
Lot: 1087

(x) Guadeloupe
The Pre-stamp Period
1856 (28 Dec.) printed matter folded bulletin to Le Havre, with Pointe a Pitre datestamp, red framed "pd" and red Col. Fr. Angle/Amb. Calais K entry datestamp; very fine. A beautiful example of this usage, prior to 1864 the printed matter rate to France was 13c., this rate could not be paid with stamps at this time so payment was made in cash. One of the finest of the few examples of stampless printed matter mail known

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Estimate
€200 to €400

Starting price
€140