拍品號碼 5778

1/- prepaid only to Alexandria, France charged addresee "10" decimes for Mediterranean and inland transit. Long 21 days trip P & O Malta HK- Galle, FV P & O Madras: Galle - Suez, French also left Egypt on 5.8, but this cover went by P&O to Mar. (P&O took over Malta-Mar. service from Br. Admiralty at beginning of 1853, previously, mail paid only to Alexandria went on to Mar. by French paquebots).