1878 QV Chalon 6d violet ovptd POSTAGE (SG 83, rounded corner) franking on neat envelope Pietermaritzburg to Ireland. Adhesive tied numeral 1 cancel. Manuscript notation "Via Kalabas Laachte" implying entry to the posts outside of Pietermaritzburg. Relevant backstamps, part backflap missing. F-VF. Signed: Holcombe.
