Lot no. 6195

GUADELOUPE-UNITED STATES: 1874, Entire letter from Pointe à Pitre, franked with Ceres 30 centimes in vertical pair, the lower stamp just touched in the lower right corner and tiny marginal tear at right, tied by rhomboid of dots with adjacent "POINTE-A-PITRE 11 JUIL 1874", handed to the British PO, clear "GUADELOUPE PAID JY 12 74" and sent by closed mail via St. Thomas to New York with frontside "NEW YORK U.S. CURRENCY DUE 10/ JUL 20" for inland postage. A scarce letter