Lot no. 2103

1845, letter sheet with part of contents with red double circle "MAURITIUS POST OFFICE AU 28 1845" via Galle (Ceylon), Aden, Suez via overland mail to  Alexandria, Malta and Marseille to Bordeaux, prepaid to Alexandria with 1 sh. 8 p.; in France taxed with "19" decimes, on front quite clear double circle "PURIFIER AU LAZARET/MALTE"; fine and scarce, certificate Van der Linden BPP and opinion Holcombe