Lot 1385 Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1865 December, 4d Vermilion Pair, Plate 7. An entire sent from Manchester to Paris dated Dec 26th 1865. Bearing a horizontal pair of the 1865-67 4d vermilion SG94 (specialised cat J54). Tied with a duplex and circular numeral 498 and a horiz. town cancel for Manchester (CBP 7/18). The front of the cover with a transit mark for Calais ANG 27 DEC 65 AMB CALAIS and a red PD mark in a circle (CBP 9/63). Company cancel for Steinthal and Co., Manchester. Reverse has a single ring transit mark for London DE LONDON DE27 65 and a Paris receiving mark PARIS 12 (28 DEC65 1865.