Lot 20991 – 1897 1c Postal stationery card with intaglio SILAM cancel in blue
Lot 20991 – 1897 1c Postal stationery card with intaglio SILAM cancel in blue
Lot 20991 – 1897 1c Postal stationery card with intaglio SILAM cancel in blue
North Borneo
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Price realised
2’600 GBP
Estimate
1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 13 Jun 2018 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1897 (Oct 10) 1c Postal stationery card to Germany uprated with 1894 3c tied by the extremely rare intaglio SILAM cancel in blue, written from Darvel Bay with Sandakan transit bs, minor faults, very rare with only a few examples of this cancel known
Note: Silam was an agricultural and experimental station near Darvel Bay that had a very short-lived post office. It opened in August 1897 and closed in December 1897.
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