1878 (January 27), Pointe-à-Pitre to Bordeaux, France, stampless
folded letter with contents, endorsed in manuscript “Voie de
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.
