Lot no. 1240

25 c. blue, fresh colours, tied by large dotted lozenge “5104" SHANGHAI alongside red cds “PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 25 mai 72” (Salles-Nr. 1895) to printed matter together with its wrapper sent to Lyon, dated inside “Shanghai, 11 avril 1872”, no arrival, very fine. A lovely and most unusual usage via the Brindisi route