1857 (October 23), Astaffort, France to Havana, Cuba, stampless
folded letter, sent fully prepaid via Great Britain, with crisp
Astaffort
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.
