Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 5

September letter 1870: Cover from Narbonne to Bordeaux, bearing a horizontal strip of five Bordeaux 1 c. olive report 3 state 1, a fine and fresh multiple with good to enormous margins incl. parts of the upper neighbouring adhesives in mixed franking with Siège 20 c. blue, a well perforated single example, tied by superb Gros Chiffres '2610' numeral lozenge and crisp despatch cds (Sept 10, 71). Reverse with ambulant and arrival cds's of the next day. A rare franking of utmost attractiveness to pay the new single letter rate. Signed Calves; cert. Raybaudi (1977).