Used on Cover
cover 1860 (2 Feb.) entire from Cape Town addressed to France, bearing 1d. rose pair, close to large margins all round, and single 4d. blue, design cut into at lower left and at apex; entire showing transit c.d.s. on the front including "LONDON/B/AP 2/60/PAID" and backstamped "CAPE TOWN/FE 2/1860/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" in red together with French transit and arrival c.d.s. in black; entire with central filing crease which has been improved and reinforced.
Details
cover 1860 (2 Feb.) entire from Cape Town addressed to France, bearing 1d. rose pair, close to large margins all round, and single 4d. blue, design cut into at lower left and at apex; entire showing transit c.d.s. on the front including "LONDON/B/AP 2/60/PAID" and backstamped "CAPE TOWN/FE 2/1860/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" in red together with French transit and arrival c.d.s. in black; entire with central filing crease which has been improved and reinforced.