CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 4

1855 (Jan 6): Entire letter from Lagos to Genova, charged initially at "1/-" in manuscript, mailed via London where framed "COLONES / ART. 18" applied in red (only applied on mail from West Africa in 1856; Van der Linden fig. 775). Thence via Calais with Ambulante cds on obverse (Feb 6) and Paris to Genova where charged "17" centesemi due upon delivery. A rare entire.