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Lot# 1373 - 196-201 Auction

  • Lot# : 1373 France

    20 c. black, a vertical pair with irregular but full margins all round, used on 1849 cover mailed from Belleville-Sur-Saone (Aug 3) to Grenoble, prepaid for double weight (up to 15 grams) but marked in manuscript '16 grammes' and taxed on arrival with manuscript '6' décimes to pay. Lyon cds and Grenoble arrival (Aug 5) on reverse of a most unusual cover. Signed Roumet.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF