Lot 20005 – 1816 (22.4) Folded lettersheet to France, bearing fine strike of the very rare straight-line ‘le Henry Cap.ne L. Rey’ hs in black on reverse
Lot 20005 – 1816 (22.4) Folded lettersheet to France, bearing fine strike of the very rare straight-line ‘le Henry Cap.ne L. Rey’ hs in black on reverse
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
Price realised
900 GBP
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1816 (22.4) Folded lettersheet to Bordeaux, France, bearing fine strike of the very rare straight-line ‘le Henry Cap.ne L. Rey’ hs in black on reverse, with 2-line ‘COLONIES PAR/BORDEAUX’ on front, very fine and extremely rare, apparently the only example recorded to date
Provenance: Vikram Chand
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