Description
1886 MAIL FROM ST MALO, FRANCE TO FINISTERE WITH GB 2½D LILAC (SG190) 'ST.MALO' CANCELLATION. Fine envelope from St Malo to 'Monsieur Le Loylay, Chateaux du Portzou, Finistere, par Concarneau, France' with very fine GB 2½d lilac (SG190) lettered LR tied very fine strike 'ST.MALO/ILLE ET VILAINE' circular double ring date stamp 12 JUIL 86. On reverse 'FINISTERE' date stamp 14 JUIL 86. GB stamps were not valid for use in France and presumably this usage originated in the Channel Islands and posted in St Malo. Rare and attractive. (Ref 141645).
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