Lot 20188 – LINGA: 1879 (Dec 12) Envelope from Linga to the US
Lot 20188 – LINGA: 1879 (Dec 12) Envelope from Linga to the US
India » Used Abroad
Price realised
950 EUR
Estimate
900 EUR
Auction date
lun. 26 mai 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
LINGA: 1879 (Dec 12) Envelope from Linga to the USA with 1865 1a brown and 1866-78 4a green die II tied by “2 / K-5” Linga duplex (SG type Z8), paying the 5a rate valid from 31st Jul 1878 to 1st Feb 1880, with Bombay, London and Philadelphia bs, minor soiling, fine and scarce cover to the US at this early period and a scarce example of this rate
This cover was dispatched from a member of the crew of the U.S.S. Ticonderoga on a mission to Africa, the Middle-East, and Asia in 1878-1880 to further open American trade in this part of the world Auction
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