Lot 50872 – 1890 (Jan 18) Envelope to “The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden”, franked at 4d foreign rate by 1885-91 1d brownish claret
Lot 50872 – 1890 (Jan 18) Envelope to “The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden”, franked at 4d foreign rate by 1885-91 1d brownish claret
Falkland Islands
Price realised
3’600 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 13 Dec 2019 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1890 (Jan 18) Envelope to “The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm,
Sweden”, franked at 4d foreign rate by 1885-91 1d brownish claret (wmk
sideways to right from back) horizontal strip of 4, tied by three
strikes of “large football” cork cancel (Barnes 1/89), with very fine
type F1 despatch cds at left reverse with London transit and Stockholm ds, with blue ‘UTR DEP/2 MAR 90’ receipt hs on face, a
beautiful and very rare cover with this franking, exhibition quality, ex Neild (Harmer 20/3/84, lot 56) and Grant Catalogue ref: SG 8w
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