Lot 2045

1865 (25 Jan), stampless blue commercial entire from Hong Kong to Marseille bearing a fine strike of the double-circle “PELUSE / 26 FEVR 65”, which is a French ligne “PELUSE” type B c.d.s., together with a boxed “PD” alongside and overstruck by an oily strike of boxed instructional mark in red, the flap with Marseille arrival 6 March; Webb RR scarcity rank. A good French mail with specific French Ligne cancellation. Provenance: Ritchie Bodily Collection.

1865.1.25 香港寄馬賽，鈐法國郵船Peluse B型日戳，另見PD戳及指示戳。Webb指此日戳稀罕難得。Ritchie Bodily舊藏。