Lot 10164 – 1879 5 Shahi stationery cut out, tied by manuscrip

Stamp of Unknown 1879 5 Shahi stationery cut out, tied by manuscrip
Stamp of Unknown 1879 5 Shahi stationery cut out, tied by manuscrip
Stamp of Unknown 1879 5 Shahi stationery cut out, tied by manuscrip
Stamp of Unknown 1879 5 Shahi stationery cut out, tied by manuscrip

Lot 10164 – 1879 5 Shahi stationery cut out, tied by manuscrip

Unknown
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 8 Jun 2016 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1879 5 Shahi stationery cut out, tied by manuscript “Stamped”, on reverse of envelope from a British Army Lieutenant stationed in a remote location, via Teheran to London, England, paying the Five Shahi foreign letter rate, array of transit and arrival ds, very fine and an extremely rare overseas destination, apparently one of only three known, also a rarity with the manuscript Stamped (Persiphila PE1)
Catalogue ref: 38

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