SCARCE 1855 PARIS TO GUERNSEY COVER WITH
ROULETTE POINTS EN QUINCONCE & BOXED "PD"
YVERT #16  --  SCOTT#18

France  – 1853-60 40¢ Orange Empire Issue Beautiful example of the scarce and unlisted  “Roulette Points en Quinconce” cancellation variety. Nice Cross Channel cover from Paris to Guernsey, cancelled w/ Paris Nov/13/55 cds (petit cachet à date), Red London Transit “PAID” cancel, b/s Guernsey rec. mark and Red boxed “PD” showing full postage paid to destination. Yvert lists this early "PD dans un rectangle" on the 40 Centime on Cover at a catalogue value of 1.000 Euro.

Scarce early Paid to Destination Usage