Description
Cover to England franked G.B. 1/2d and 1d (2), two stamps cancelled by Brindisi squared circle, the other stamp cancelled “PAQUEBOTS” (Hosking 1119, previously only recorded from 1895) with a further strike and a Brindisi datestamp alongside. An exceptionally early use of this uncommon handstamp just 32 days after the introduction of Paquebot handstamps by the U.P.U.