Lot 70133 – A Key Showpiece of the Dardenne Issue: 1859 Dardenne 1d red and 2d blue used together on cover to France
Lot 70133 – A Key Showpiece of the Dardenne Issue: 1859 Dardenne 1d red and 2d blue used together on cover to France
A Key Showpiece of the Dardenne Issue
1859 Dardenne 1d red and 2d blue used together on cover to France “via Aden” tied by barred ovals in black, French V. SUEZ entry, charged “8” in France, MAURITIUS GPO despatch for FE 7 1860 on reverse, 2d with large margins and clearly showing the “feather” retouch below TWO variety.
This is the finer of the two recorded covers with singles of each value and one of the major Dardenne items
Provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 272, Realised CHF41’400); Chand 2002 (Exhibited at British Library).
Expertise: Cert. B.P.A. (2015)
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