cover 1879 (20 Aug.) envelope to Germany "Per Engl Mail via Brindisi" bearing 2c. brown pair and 8c. (wing margin) cancelled by the fourth type "S1" in black with the despatch c.d.s. alongside and showing backstamps via Hong Kong and Brindisi. A good example of the premium rate via Brindisi (1879-1880)

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cover 1879 (20 Aug.) envelope to Germany "Per Engl Mail via Brindisi" bearing 2c. brown pair and 8c. (wing margin) cancelled by the fourth type "S1" in black with the despatch c.d.s. alongside and showing backstamps via Hong Kong and Brindisi. A good example of the premium rate via Brindisi (1879-1880)