Letters

Quality: ✉

1867 N° 17 "10c. grey", in pair on letter with contents, line stamp "LABUISSIERE" in box black (station where letter was posted), cancel PT M.3-Bruxelles-Erquelinnes and Dca "MIDI III 27 January 67", to Houdain (prés Bavay) in France, arrival postmark "Bavay 30 January 67", letter was sent via "La Louvière 28 January 67" and "Erquelinnes 29 January 67", then via "Paris 29 January 67" by train "Paris a Calais 29 January 67" to arrive in Bavay, "PD" in box black, border rate France "20c." to 10gr. (period 1/1/1866 and 25/12/1870), for a letter from one side of the border to the other side (archway apart), the letter made a diversion via La Louvière and Paris, vf