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Lot# 6202 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 6202 NDP Elsasss Lothringen

    Occupation stamps Alsace-Lorraine / Okkupationsmarken NDP Elsass-Lothringen 1870: Registered envelope from Drulingen via Lützelstein / Le Petite-Pierre to Strasbourg, bearing a combination of 25 c. brown, 20 c. blue and 5 c. green, all with normal underprint 'burelage droit', tied by Prussian-type "DRULINGEN 15 / 3 71" cds in black. Provisional 'Schlingen'-type registration label 'Recommandirt No.' added to the front. Reverse with Lützelstein transit and "STRASSBURG i. ELSASS" arrival cds's of the next day, both in the Prussian type. Cover with some wrinkles and roughly opened at reverse, nevertheless an interesting and correct franking to pay 25 c. for the postage and 25 c. for the registration fee within Alsace, in addition a rare usage of this preliminary registration label which was only in use in Alsace.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF