Lot 80549 – 1938-53 3d Black & Grey perf. 13 on envelope sent to England tied by undated “POST OFFICE / MARITIME MAIL” machine cancel in RED
Lot 80549 – 1938-53 3d Black & Grey perf. 13 on envelope sent to England tied by undated “POST OFFICE / MARITIME MAIL” machine cancel in RED
Ascension » King George VI
Price realised
110 GBP
Estimate
100 – 150 GBP
Auction date
ven. 4 déc. 2020 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1938-53 3d Black & Grey perf. 13 on envelope sent to England tied by undated “POST OFFICE / MARITIME MAIL” machine cancel in RED, with censor cachet at lower left (Mayo type III), sent by Ascension’s medical office Surgeon Captain Perkins, the lack of a despatch suggests that the cover was forwarded to London via the Naval Fleet Mail Office at Freetown, Sierra Leone, ex Whitehouse
Catalogue ref: SG 42b
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