Lot no. 6144

"LIGNE B PAQ. FR. * No.2 /  24 OCT. 65", clear strike on small envelope franked with Napoléon perforated 20 centimes blue (soldier's rate), tied by anchor mark with adjacent manuscript "St. Thomas (Ile Danoise) 22 8 br. 1865" to Lyon with transit and arrival marks. Name in the address crossed out, otherwise fine. A very scarce paquetbot mark Provenance: Dubus (1989)