Lot 20140 – UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER: 1859 Dardenne 1d red, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE in combination with Post Paid 1d worn impression

UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER

1d red, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE, clear to large margins, together in combination with Post Paid 1d from the worn impression, large to very large even margins, all neatly tied by oval bar cancels, the strip is additionally tied by a faint pen-stroke, on 1860 folded letter sheet from Mauritius via Suez and Marseille to Granville, France, fine array of despatch, transit and arrival bs, few small cover faults that do not detract from the outstanding franking, an exhibition showpiece

Rate: 4d overseas letter rate

Provenance: Arthur Hind, April 1934 (Lot 411)

Boucher

Maurice Burrus, October 1963 (Lot 220)

Hiroyaki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 223, Realised CHF 43’700)

Vikram Chand

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1964), RPS (2004) and David Brandon (2007)