Lot 42296 – RARE “TOO LATE” POSTMARK1852 Folded entire to Copenhagen
Lot 42296 – RARE “TOO LATE” POSTMARK1852 Folded entire to Copenhagen
Danish West Indies » British Post
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Price realised
850 EUR
Estimate
800 EUR
Auction date
Thu 6 Jun 2019 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
RARE “TOO LATE” POSTMARK
1852 Folded entire to Copenhagen dated St. Croix 29 July 1852 sent to St.Thomas on the 31st after closing of the mail bag for SS “Magdalena”. As no “Late fee” was paid, the letter was held in the PO until the next Packet, carried by SS “Medway” which left on 17 August for arrival at Southampton on 5 September, extremely rare strightline “TOO LATE” on reverse, apparently only two recorded, very fine
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