Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 3

Mahé 1856/64: India 4 a. grey-black and 1865 8 p. purple (Gi. 46+56) used on 1865 cover from Mahé to Bordeaux cancelled by three strikes of the rare diamond grill handstamp in blue with sender's cachet "Ed. Baudry & Cia. / Mahe / Malabar Coast" at left. Mailed via Tellicherry with double arc datestamp on reverse in red (Nov 3) and thence to Madras where mailed via the French steamer "Meinam", and from Galle aboard the "Cambodge" to Suez. Circular Marseille entry marking on obverse (Dec 4). A fine and very rare cover from this small settlement. Cert. RPSL (2009).