1845, Montauban to Mandeville, Jamaica via Calais and London,
folded letter dated 12 NOV 1845, prepaid as indicated by boxed red
PD marking
1845, Montauban to Mandeville, Jamaica via Calais and London,
folded letter dated 12 NOV 1845, prepaid as indicated by boxed red
PD marking and manuscript "2" at upper left denoting double-weight
(2 sheets) rate, routing endorsement "by Packet for the West
Indies" at lower left, red MONTAUBAN 12 NOV 45 dispatch CDS, boxed
red "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" marking, blue CALAIS transit CDS
on reverse, manuscript postage calculation showing 10 decimes
French inland postage plus 12 decimes British/packet fee = 22
decimes total, reverse also bears a struck-through "15" U.S. rate
marking, indicating initial misrouting via American
accounting—later corrected as the letter was properly routed via
England, addressed to Rev. Francis R. Holland, Mandeville P.O.,
Manchester Parish, Jamaica, rare fully prepaid French transatlantic
cover to the British West Indies with route and tax correction, XF!
Estimate 800€.