Lot 40279 – 1866 (Feb 1) Envelope to Bordeaux, 1862 40c vertical pair
Lot 40279 – 1866 (Feb 1) Envelope to Bordeaux, 1862 40c vertical pair
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Price realised
420 EUR
Estimate
200 – 300 EUR
Auction date
Wed 16 Jun 2021 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1866 (Feb 1) Single rate envelope to Bordeaux, bearing 1862 40c vertical pair cancelled by “5118” dotted lozenge, showing “YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANÇAIS” and red French entry cds’s alongside, two vertical creases clear away of the franking, a rare mail in the year of the Great Fire of Yokohama; cert. Roumet (2002), signed Calves; (Yv €700); ex Jun Ichi Matsumoto and Max J. Mayer.
Catalogue ref: Yvert Y&T 23
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