THE RARE GIANT BOXED "MAURITIUS/INWD SHIP POSTAGE PD/INLAND/...

Hammer

£1,900

THE RARE GIANT BOXED "MAURITIUS/INWD SHIP POSTAGE PD/INLAND/STEAMER" MARK ON COVER FROM REUNION TO FRANCE: 29 July 1844 EL from "St Denis", Reunion endorsed "Helen via Bombay[...] voie de Maurice" to Marseilles (29 Sep. arrival) with the gigantic & rare boxed "MAURITIUS/INWD SHIP POSTAGE PD/INLAND/STEAMER" mark (fine, struck on join) on the reverse beside fair "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" cds. "10" decimes charge. Attractive example of this unique mark recorded used for 26/7/1843-20/8/1844 only (Proud, A4, p.251). Cross Reference: REUNION, FRANCE, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS