
SIERRA LEONE: 1890 (May) Envelope originating in Benin with violet cachet Etablissements Francais du Golfe de Benin on backflap, franked 1884-91 Sierra Leone 1 1/2d. + 3d. cancelled B31, Freetown c.d.s. and Paid Liverpool Br. Packet in red alongside, addressed to France with TPO on front, Paris arrival backstamp, small paper loss at left and some light staining. Envelope’s right-hand side is also opened. Rare.