Lot 20525 – 1900 (Aug 31) Postcard and cover to Italy franked by “Umberto” 10c & 20c, tied by “Ra Nave Vettor Pisani” cds
Lot 20525 – 1900 (Aug 31) Postcard and cover to Italy franked by “Umberto” 10c & 20c, tied by “Ra Nave Vettor Pisani” cds
Lot 20525 – 1900 (Aug 31) Postcard and cover to Italy franked by “Umberto” 10c & 20c, tied by “Ra Nave Vettor Pisani” cds
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
Price realised
340 EUR
Estimate
250 EUR
Auction date
Tue 14 Jun 2022 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1900 (Aug 31) Postcard and cover to Italy franked by “Umberto” 10c and 20c, tied by “Ra Nave Vettor Pisani” cds in red, repeated on reverse, then located in Taku; in addition a photo of the battleship. Extremely rare (no examples recorded in the Landini collection), and remarkably used in red, as well as one of the few postcards franked with the proper 10c postcard rate. Cert Marchese (for the postcard, 2004). Catalogue ref: Sassone 60, 61
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