cover 1845 (17 Nov.) entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux, carried on the "Bombay" with a smudged strike of the small characters "MAURITIUS/STG POSTAGE PAID/INLD DO /SHIP DO " in red with the appropriate endorsements for "1/4½d." alongside plus an indistinct strike of the double-circle "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" datestamp in red; London strike of "INDIA" in oval and Marseilles c.d.s. on face plus Bordeaux arrival on reverse | Christie's

Lot 563

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cover 1845 (17 Nov.) entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux, carried on the "Bombay" with a smudged strike of the small characters "MAURITIUS/STG POSTAGE PAID/INLD DO /SHIP DO " in red with the appropriate endorsements for "1/4½d." alongside plus an indistinct strike of the double-circle "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" datestamp in red; London strike of "INDIA" in oval and Marseilles c.d.s. on face plus Bordeaux arrival on reverse

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cover 1845 (17 Nov.) entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux, carried on the "Bombay" with a smudged strike of the small characters "MAURITIUS/STG POSTAGE PAID/INLD DO /SHIP DO " in red with the appropriate endorsements for "1/4½d." alongside plus an indistinct strike of the double-circle "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" datestamp in red; London strike of "INDIA" in oval and Marseilles c.d.s. on face plus Bordeaux arrival on reverse

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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.