Lot 44

1878 (January 27), Pointe-à-Pitre to Bordeaux, France, stampless folded letter with contents, endorsed in manuscript “Voie de St. Nazaire,” struck with black “7” rate marking and “T” (unpaid), bearing dotted-circle Paq. Fr./Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe datestamp (27 Jan), red octagonal “Col. Fr./Paq. Fr. B No. 4” TPO marking (28 Janv), and Bordeaux c.d.s. arrival backstamp (13 Feb), horizontal filing fold, else fresh and fine, a clear and attractive French colonial packet-boat postage-due usage to France.