Lot 30042 – 1918 Double Concessionary Rate: Double weight cover from Mecca to Jeddah

1918 Double Concessionary Rate: Double weight cover from Mecca to Jeddah (arr. 1.12), carried at the domestic concessionary double rate (32 Paras instead of 1 Pia. = 40 Paras), franked by 1917 1 Para (pair), 1/4 Pia. green and 1/2 Pia. red, all tied by “Mecca” Arabic only datestamps, while covers bearing the single concessionary rate are often found, this is the sole recorded double rate cover, showpiece

Provenance: Willie King collection