Lot 60036 – PRE-ISSUE USAGE
1898 Cover addressed to Rear Ad
Lot 60036 – PRE-ISSUE USAGE 1898 Cover addressed to Rear Ad
British P.O.s in Crete: British Administration of Herakleion
Price realised
1’600 EUR
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Auction date
jeu. 4 déc. 2014 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
PRE-ISSUE USAGE
1898 Cover addressed to Rear Admiral Sir Gerard Noel KCMG on board H.M.S. Revenge at Kandia, franked by 1898 20pa violet officially perforated with control number “28”. Admiral Noel arrived in the Revenge on Sept 12th to supervise Turkish disarmament and surrender. His task completed he left on December 27th, adhesive therefore used before the date of issue, an exceptional item
Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000 Auction
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