cover BAHIA: 1866 (11 Nov.) entire letter to Bordeaux, marked "Via Southampton", bearing 1858-69 2d. Pl. 9 pair and 1865 1/- Pl. 4 (defective at top), both clearly cancelled "C81" (earliest recorded date of use), showing Bahia double-arc despatch d.s., circular-framed "PD" with London Paid (30.11) and Calais (30.11) transit c.d.s.; small patch of discoloration at lower left and ironed-out horizontal filing crease. An early, rare and appealing franking. Photo