Lot 30004 – THE UNIQUE DATE-STAMP, THE EARLIEST RECORDED FOR A

Stamp of Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875) THE UNIQUE DATE-STAMP, THE EARLIEST RECORDED FOR A

Lot 30004 – THE UNIQUE DATE-STAMP, THE EARLIEST RECORDED FOR A

Zanzibar » Pre-Post Office Period (Pre-1875)
Prix réalisé
15’000 EUR
Estimation
15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Date de vente
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
THE UNIQUE DATE-STAMP, THE EARLIEST RECORDED FOR ANY ZANZIBAR POSTAL HISTORY ITEM 1851 (Mar 12) Envelope sent by Chancellor Emile Kuhlmann of the French Consulate to his father at Colmar, France charged 10 decimes in manuscript. The cover was sent via Aden, overland to Alexandria, then via ship to Marseille noting double circle transit hand-stamp “PAQ. ANGL. MARSEILLE/ 30 AVRIL / 51”, small cover faults with small portion of backflap missing. Note: There are seventeen recorded items from this correspondence and are documented in DuBro’s “Zanzibar’s Postal History Legacy”. Provenance: Richard Knight Unique. A major rarity and a key item for Zanzibar postal history
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