1840, A lettersheet to F`RANCE bearing an 1840, 1d black, plate 6,
letterd KB, watermark small Crown, imperf., cancelled by a Maltese
Cross
1840, A lettersheet to F`RANCE bearing an 1840, 1d black, plate 6,
letterd KB, watermark small Crown, imperf., cancelled by a Maltese
Cross in red, sent from Leicester Square, London, receiving on the
reverse a straight line "P.T.PallMall"nd a London date stamp "P.
Oct.30.1840". In transit to FRANCE the letter was rated 10 (d) by
the Exchange Office, the stamp was cancelled in manuscript and
received an illegible "Angl. Boulogne s. Mer." cds. sent to its
destination, Boulogne sur Mer, where 15 d. postage due was
collected on arrival. It was possible at this time to send a letter
to Calais, France, paid or unpaid bit not partially prepaid. The 1d
black allthough cancelled in London and paying the postage to Dover
was in fact superfluous; it was crossed out by the French
autorities and the letter was rated 10d, and was charged 15 deci.
internal postage from Calais to its destnation. A most unusual and
early usage of a 1d. black on leter to France. Certificate B.P.A.
and Peter Holcmbe