Lot 30152 – 1891 (June 3) Large burlap sack piece sent to the
Lot 30152 – 1891 (June 3) Large burlap sack piece sent to the
Zanzibar » The German Post Office (1890-1891)
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1891 (June 3) Large burlap sack piece sent to the chief ornithologist at the British Museum in London, paying 26-times rate for parcel weighing 13oz plus registration, franked with 1889-1900 20pf pair and ten 50pf tied by the German Zanzibar cds, with manuscript registration label and London arrivals adjacent
A fabulous item harking back to the days of explorers and the hunt for exotic animals, and one of the key items in this collection
Provenance: Steernberg
Note: Illustrated in Herbert Schrey, p.82, and DuBro fig.6.14 Auction
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