Losnr. 578 - 213.-217. Auktion
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Losnr. : 578 Grossbritannien
1840: Entire letter from Paris dated 31 May 1840 (Sunday!) to Newcastle On Tyne cancelled on despatch with 'Bureau Centrale / (60)' datestamp (June 1) cds in red with manuscript rate '25' (decimes) on reverse and framed red PD on obverse. Mailed via London with cds in red (June 3) to Newcastle (June 5) with blue cds on reverse. Readdressed to the Post Office in Darlington with 1840 1 d. black, plate 2, lettered NJ, a four margined example tied by red Maltese Crosses. A rare and most unusual entire: one of the earliest entires from France bearing an adhesive stamp. Note: William Sample was the first member of the Sample family to take up the profession of a land agent in 1829. After six generations the company joined with another company in 2013. Cert. Holcombe (1999).Ausruf : 6.000 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauft