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Lot# 3103 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 3103 Guadeloupe

    Guadeloupe 1859/65: Eagle 10 c. bistre in a horizontal strip of three with single 40 c. orange, tiny scissor cut at lower right, used on 1865 single rate cover from Pointe-A-Pitre to Nantes, tied by lozenge of dots in black with POINTE-A-PITRE / GUADELOUPE datestamp below (April 10). Carried by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. 'Conway' to St. Thomas and thence via 'Solent' to Southampton, with Nantes arrival (April 30) on reverse of an attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold