1886, 20 para black on rose postal stationery card answering part used uprated with 1 pia. blue, cancelled with clear "CONSTANTINOPLE-GALATA DEPART 2/JUILLET/1886" ds., violet Hotel de Byzance ds. alongside, addressed to ‘Victoria Club Pietermaritzburg Natal L'Afrique du Sud’, red crayon “20cts”, transit mark NEW YORK PAID ALL JUL/18/86 and MISSENT TO NEW YORK JUL/21/86 on front. Postcards were not permitted to be sent to South Africa, hence the red London instruction twoliner "POST CARDS TO THIS ADRESS CANNOT BE FORWARDED" in red was stamped on the front, arrival mark "CONSTANTINOPLE-GALATA ARRIVEE 5/AOUT/1886" on reverse,vertical fold, otherwise fine. A very scarce route and destination!
