Lot 20084 – 1S GREEN ON AZURE PAPER RARITY ON COVER TO RARE DE
Lot 20084 – 1S GREEN ON AZURE PAPER RARITY ON COVER TO RARE DE
Lot 20084 – 1S GREEN ON AZURE PAPER RARITY ON COVER TO RARE DE
Ireland
Price realised
3’700 EUR
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 13 Dec 2013 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1S GREEN ON AZURE PAPER RARITY ON COVER TO RARE DESTINATION
1863 (Apr 25) Wrapper from Belfast, Ireland, to Manila, PHILIPPINES, with 1862-64 3d pale carmine-rose and 1s green ON AZURE PAPER (SG 90b), both tied by Belfast duplexes, with “2” and “1d” accountancy hs, reverse with London, Hong Kong and Manilla cds, fine
A very rare stamp let alone on cover, unpriced by Stanley Gibbons mint, used or on cover, and the only known example from Ireland. In addition to being a rare destination.
Provenance: “Emerald” (realised CHF 5’000), Field, Wallas
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1948)
Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000 Auction
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