1861: 2 r. grey-black on pink, a used example with touched to large
margins all round, used on 1863 cover frorm Mexico City endorsed
"via
1861: 2 r. grey-black on pink, a used example with touched to large
margins all round, used on 1863 cover frorm Mexico City endorsed
"via London" to Llanes, Spain tied by circular grill handstamp in
black with "Franco / Mexico" cds adjacent. Reverse with circular
"CONSULADO BRITANICO / MEXICO" negative seal handstamp (Heath &
Schimmer fig. 26B) and double arc VERA CRUZ cds of the British P.O.
in black (Feb 1) and London transit (March 2) in red. Obverse with
"1/-" pre-payment in red manuscript and charged "8Rs." due in red
on arrival. Edge wear and reverse flap torn but a very rare usage.
Signed Todd AIEP
