Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4

1868: Entire letter from Paris to St. Petersburg, bearing Napoléon laureated 20 c. blue, type II, a fine horizontal strip of four with good perforation, tied by Étoile '20' obliterator. Matching "PARIS R. ST-DOMque-ST-Gn, 56 14 NOV 68" despatch cds, framed PD in red as well as Prussian FRANKO in red and "AUS FRANKREICH PER AACHEN FRANCO 15 11" cds in blue alongside. Reverse with St. Petersburg arrival cds (July 6, julian). Vertical file fold through rightmost stamp file fold, nevertheless an attractive item and an unusual way to pay the 80 centime single rate in the tariff of 1866.