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

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Lot 30042 – 1918 Double Concessionary Rate: Double weight cover from Mecca to Jeddah
Stamp of Saudi Arabia » Hejaz » 1916-1917 First Design 1918 Double Concessionary Rate: Double weight cover from Mecca to Jeddah

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

Saudi Arabia » Hejaz » 1916-1917 First Design
Price realised
900 EUR
Estimate
1’000 – 1’600 EUR
Auction date
Wed 5 Jun 2019 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

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

Auction
2019 June Summer Auction Series
Catalogue
Saudi Arabia

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