1848-59 intermediate impression 2d. light blue used on a lettersheet from Port Louis (no. 12 on the sheet), cancelled by concentric circles with an oval packet letter Mauritius, March 7 1857, paying only the internal postage of 2d., sent overland via Marseille receiving a red "Pays Etr. v. Suez Bordeaux" where it arrived on the 27th. April 1857 and was charged 16 (deci) postage due, a very fine cover. Holcombe Certificate (1992) and Brandon Certificate (1997).SG (stamp) £2,250.
1848-59 intermediate impression 2d. light blue used on a lettersheet from Port Louis (no. 12 on the sheet), cancelled by concentric circles with an oval packet letter Mauritius, March 7 1857, paying only the internal postage of 2d., sent overland via Marseille receiving a red "Pays Etr. v. Suez Bordeaux" where it arrived on the 27th. April 1857 and was charged 16 (deci) postage due, a very fine cover. Holcombe Certificate (1992) and Brandon Certificate (1997).SG (stamp) £2,250.
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