Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

1867 (March 8): 6 d. mauve, Plate 8, without hyphen, wmk. Spray, lettered HE, a superb example used on 1869 cover, endorsed 'via Marseilles' to London, tied in transit by dotted "2240" gros chiffres of Marseille with circular 'Paq. Angl. / Marseille' entry cds in red (Dec 17). Found to be double weight with '2' in manuscript at left and struck with "FR / 2F. 16c." Accountancy handstamp in black. On arrival in London (Dec 20) the cover was charged "1/3 d." in manuscript to pay. A fine and rare usage.rnProvenance: Collection Ted Proud, SG, London, 8 Oct 1992, lot 1105; Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1996, lot 636.