਀ ਀ The Bordeaux Cover਀㰀洀攀琀愀 栀琀琀瀀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀㴀∀䌀漀渀琀攀渀琀ⴀ吀礀瀀攀∀ 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀琀攀砀琀⼀栀琀洀氀㬀 挀栀愀爀猀攀琀㴀椀猀漀ⴀ㠀㠀㔀㤀ⴀ㄀∀㸀 ਀㰀氀椀渀欀 爀攀氀㴀∀猀琀礀氀攀猀栀攀攀琀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀攀渀⸀挀猀猀∀㸀 ਀ ਀ ਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 ਀ 㰀琀愀戀氀攀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀㄀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀㤀㄀∀ 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀㌀㌀㘀㘀㤀㤀∀㸀 ਀  㰀琀爀㸀  ਀   㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㈀㘀㄀∀㸀  ਀ऀ㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㈀㘀㄀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀ 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀∀㈀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㌀∀㸀 ਀   ऀ  㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㤀㌀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀䰀漀最漀⸀瀀渀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㤀㌀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㌀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ऀ   㰀琀愀戀氀攀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀ 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀∀㈀∀㸀 ਀ऀ  ऀ 㰀琀搀㸀 ENCYCLOPÆDIA਀㰀戀爀㸀 Mauritiana਀ऀ  ऀ 㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ऀ   㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀 ਀ऀ 㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀ऀ㰀昀漀渀琀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ 猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀∀ 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㔀∀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀     㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㘀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䔀㤀䔀㤀䔀㤀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀吀椀洀攀猀 一攀眀 刀漀洀愀渀Ⰰ 吀椀洀攀猀Ⰰ 猀攀爀椀昀∀㸀吀栀攀 䈀漀爀搀攀愀甀砀 䰀攀琀琀攀爀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀 ਀  㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀   㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀 ਀ऀ ऀ ऀ ऀ ऀ ऀ   ਀ऀ 㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀洀椀搀搀氀攀∀㸀 ਀ऀ  㰀琀搀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀　∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ऀ  㰀琀搀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀　∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ऀ  㰀琀搀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㔀　∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⼀䴀甀猀椀挀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䴀甀猀椀挀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀ऀ 㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀    㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀
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਀ 㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀　㈀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㘀㐀㈀∀㸀 ਀      㰀琀搀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㄀∀ 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  ਀   㰀琀搀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㐀㐀∀ 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀䈀漀爀搀攀愀甀砀䰀攀琀琀攀爀⸀樀瀀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㔀㠀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㜀㈀㔀∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀吀栀攀 䈀漀爀搀攀愀甀砀 䰀攀琀琀攀爀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  The Bordeaux Letter਀    㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀      㰀琀搀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㠀㐀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㐀　　∀㸀 

On October 4th, 1847, the firma Edward Francis & Co.of Port Louis, ਀          䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀Ⰰ 挀漀渀昀椀爀洀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀漀爀爀攀瀀漀渀搀攀渀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 圀椀渀攀 䴀攀爀挀栀愀渀琀 䐀甀渀挀愀渀  & Lurguie in Bordeaux, France, an order for 30 barrels of wine..

਀        㰀瀀㸀吀栀椀猀 氀攀琀琀攀爀 椀猀 瀀漀猀琀攀搀 瘀椀愀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 椀渀 愀渀 攀渀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀 眀椀琀栀 戀漀琀栀 琀栀攀 伀渀攀  Penny Orange and the Two Penny Blue stamps.

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਀      㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  ਀        㰀瀀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀䈀漀爀搀攀愀甀砀䌀漀瘀攀爀䘀爀漀渀琀砀㈀⸀樀瀀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀㔀㠀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㈀㐀∀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀    㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀      㰀琀搀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㌀㐀∀ 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀 

The Front side of the Bordeaux Cover

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.  Top ਀        㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀    㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀      㰀琀搀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㌀㐀∀ 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀䈀漀爀搀攀愀甀砀䌀漀瘀攀爀䈀愀挀欀砀㈀⸀樀瀀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀　㘀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㐀㈀∀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  ਀        㰀瀀㸀㰀椀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㈀∀㸀吀栀攀 䈀愀挀欀 猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀漀爀搀攀愀甀砀 䌀漀瘀攀爀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀椀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀ऀ㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀㸀⸀ 㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀爀攀搀ⴀ愀爀爀漀眀爀甀瀀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㘀∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀吀漀瀀∀㸀吀漀瀀㰀⼀愀㸀 

਀      㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  ਀        㰀栀㌀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ 猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀∀㸀吀栀攀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 吀爀椀瀀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀

The handstamps relate the history of the trip.

਀        㰀瀀㸀吀栀攀 䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀 倀漀猀琀 伀昀昀椀挀攀 挀椀爀挀甀氀愀爀 搀愀琀攀猀琀愀洀瀀 漀昀 伀挀琀漀戀攀爀 㐀Ⰰ ㄀㠀㐀㜀 ⠀一爀⸀  1) on both front and back and the "Penny Post" handstamp on ਀          琀栀攀 猀琀愀洀瀀猀 洀愀爀欀猀 琀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀爀椀瀀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

The framed "SHIP LETTER PLYMOUTH" handstamp (Nr.2) marks ਀          琀栀攀 琀爀椀瀀 琀漀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 䌀愀瀀 漀昀 䜀漀漀搀 䠀漀瀀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 琀漀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀 ⠀☀焀甀漀琀㬀䌀伀䰀伀一䤀䔀匀  & ART.13") on the front of the cover.

਀        㰀瀀㸀吀栀攀 愀爀爀椀瘀愀氀 椀渀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀 椀猀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䈀伀唀䰀伀䜀一䔀☀焀甀漀琀㬀 栀愀渀搀猀琀愀洀瀀  on the front side and the PARIS datestamp of December 26th, 1847 (Nr. ਀          ㌀⤀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Finally, the "BORDEAUX" datestamp of December 28, 1847 (Nr ਀          㐀⤀ 瀀爀漀瘀攀猀 琀栀攀 愀爀爀椀瘀愀氀 愀琀 搀攀猀琀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀ऀ㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀㸀⸀ 㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⼀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀爀攀搀ⴀ愀爀爀漀眀爀甀瀀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㘀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㘀∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀吀漀瀀∀㸀吀漀瀀㰀⼀愀㸀 

਀      㰀⼀琀搀㸀  ਀    㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀      㰀琀搀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㈀㌀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㐀　　∀㸀 

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