1872 (1 April) an unusual Hiogo mail to Bordeaux, France, franked
with French Ceres 3 x 5 ctms, cancelled by “YOKOHAMA BAU FRANCAISE
FR.
1872 (1 April) an unusual Hiogo mail to Bordeaux, France, franked
with French Ceres 3 x 5 ctms, cancelled by “YOKOHAMA BAU FRANCAISE
FR. / 8 AVIRL 72”, boxed frame “AFFRANCHISEMENT / INSUFFICIANT” in
black, manuscript rate marke “1f – 3s” (i.e. 1f 30 ctms), a red
double ringed transit c.d.s “PAQ. ANG. V BRINDISI / A MOD(ANE)”. On
the reverse side, a slew of French transit c.d.s. This mail went
through a highly unusual routing combination of PMSSCo and P&O
vessels. The mail started with Hiogo where it rides on New York
/PMSSCo steamer to Yokohama, and then picked up by P&O packet
services from Yokohama all the way to Brindisi. The use of 15 ctms
was only paid enough for the internal rate charge between Hiogo to
Yokohama, and the postage due “1f3S” represents the 10 grams
postage charge by the GB packet service from Yokohama to France
effective 1871. Certification: Philatelic Federation of Japan
Certificate.
1872.4.1
兵庫寄法國，貼五穀女神像5生丁x3，銷橫濱法局日戳及欠資指示戳。此信先經PMSSCo船隻至橫濱，再由鐵行輪船公司自橫濱送至布林迪西。而15生丁僅足以兵庫至橫濱間郵資，故被罰欠資“1f/3S”。附日本證書。
