164 | Mexico. French Post Office

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Yvert 56, 58, 60, France 38, 72. 1877. 10 cts black (original defect), 25 cts blue, 100 cts lilac pink and French stamps of 5 fr blue grey (Lavré) and 1 f olive (Sage). MEXICO to MADRID. Date postmark on the Mexican stamps and octagonal on the French ones (not legible), on the reverse five 50 cts PORTE DEL MAR stamps (two torn by closure). A MAGNIFICENT AND SPECTACULAR COMBINATION OF POSTAGE (LAVRE), THE ONLY KNOWN LETTER WITH 5 FRANCS FROM MEXICO AND THE HIGHEST KNOWN SEA FREIGHT AMOUNT, UNDOUBTEDLY THE MOST IMPORTANT LETTER IN THE MEXICAN MARITIME MAIL BEFORE THE UPU AND ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING IN THE HISTORY OF MARITIME POSTAL SERVICE IN MEXICO. Ex-Isaac Backal and Luis Alemany.