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NZ Postal History, 1871 Franco-Prussian war cover carried "via Brindisi", since …
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International Public Stamp Auction #43
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NZ Postal History, 1871 Franco-Prussian war cover carried "via Brindisi", since Marseilles route closed due to hostilities. Cover inscribed "first overland mail via Suez and Brindisi" ex Invercargill (cds JU 12, 71) via Melbourne 13.8.71 on the Evoca, arrived London 30.9.71 (red cds). Bears 3d, 6d p12½ FFQs (½oz). Torn flap on reverse. Plus a framed original microfilm produced by photographer Rene Dagron in Tours inscribed "La poste Pigeons Voyageurs du Siege de Paris 1870-1871", a 40x reduced 16 page messaged carried by pigeons into besieged Paris. A world first. Nice condition.
