FRANCE, 1849, 20c Black (3; Yvert 3). Horizontal pair, large margins to barely in at top left of left stamp, tied by Montauban 1 Janv. 1849" double-circle datestamp, second clear strike at left, on folded cover to Mayenne, also with Bordeaux, Nantes, Laval and receiving backstamps, few age spots, light horizontal file fold at bottom well away from stamps

VERY FINE. A RARE FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 1849 20-CENTIME CERES FIRST ISSUE OF FRANCE. A WONDERFUL SHOWPIECE WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE ADDITIONAL CLEAR STRIKE OF THE FIRST DAY POSTMARK AT LEFT.

This cover is also desirable because the stamps themselves are also cancelled by the datestamp rather than by an obliterate cancel.

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