

MADAGASCAR: British Mail 1890 (Aug 2): Envelope to London bearing blue "BRITISH MAIL ANTANARIVO" despatch and red "BRITISH MAIL TAMATAVE" transit (Aug 8) datestamps, franked with French Colonial Dubois 25 c. tied by "TAMATAVE / MADAGASCAR" cds (Aug 8), French maritime "LIGNE T / PAQ. FR. No 1" octagonal datestamp (Aug 15) bottom left, Paris - Calais ambulant backstamp (Aug 31). Very fine double datestamp cover, cert. RPS (2006). Provenance: Collection Coles Collection Dr: Edward Grabowski, Spink sale 19048, November 2019, lot 1342.