Lot 10042 – 1839 (5.6) Folded lettersheet from Calcutta to Ireland showing clear strike of the oval “Care of Mr. T. Waghorn / Suez” hs
Lot 10042 – 1839 (5.6) Folded lettersheet from Calcutta to Ireland showing clear strike of the oval “Care of Mr. T. Waghorn / Suez” hs
Lot 10042 – 1839 (5.6) Folded lettersheet from Calcutta to Ireland showing clear strike of the oval “Care of Mr. T. Waghorn / Suez” hs
Egypt » Private Carriers and Forwarding Agents
Price realised
5’500 CHF
Estimate
7’000 – 9’000 CHF
Auction date
Mon 17 Jun 2024 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1839 (5.6) Folded lettersheet from Calcutta via Suez to Dublin, Ireland, showing clear strike of the oval “Care of Mr. T. Waghorn / Suez” hs (Smith Type 3a) in black, with boxed “INDIA” alongside, and red boxed “Steam Postage … ” backstamp in red, with London & Dublin mkgs, a very fine and an extremely rare cover with only 12 recorded by us.
Provenance: “Emerald” and Samir Fikry.
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