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Europe Italy Sicily
Rates as of 1 January, 1857 were l ld routing via Marseilles, a reduction from 1/1.
lld paid
Oval FRANCA
Glasgow 159 bar
Applied on arrival
obliterator, 13 bar
horizontal rectangle
Large circular PD
applied in London
To Messina, Sicily, 21July,1857-7 days
Paid letter from Glasgow, franking of 6<l., 4d and ld
obliterated with Glasgow's 159, 13 bar numeral cancels.
22 July London, 24 July Marseilles, 28 July, Messina, 28
August is Messina hand stamped arrival.
f- Reverse Glasgow, London, Paris, Marseille and Messina
marks, partial at 70%
=
lld paid
Paid letter from Glasgow to
Messina, Sicily
Duplex 159 numeral cancelled
8 November London
Small circular PD, London
9 November Marseilles
14 November Messina.
To Messina, Sicily, 7 November, 1860-7 days
Correspondence series with Robert Gray & Company. a commercial printing and paper company in Glasgow.
