Lot 26

1857 (October 23), Astaffort, France to Havana, Cuba, stampless folded letter, sent fully prepaid via Great Britain, with crisp Astaffort despatch c.d.s. and red London c.d.s. transit (26 Oct) alongside, reverse with clear blue Habana arrival backstamp (25 Nov), with two Paris a Calais T.P.O. transit strikes (24 Oct), on front "2" and "NE" in blue, the 2 denoting the amount due in reales for carriage from the harbour to the recipient, usual climatic toning, else fine and scarce.