Losnr. 5722 - 250.-256. Auktion
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Losnr. : 5722 Zypern
1880 (March 22): Great Britain 1876/79 2½ d. rosy mauve pl. 15 used on cover front from Kyrenia to Tunbridge Wells and re-addressed to Bath on arrival, tied by bold "974" obliterator in black with equally fine KYRENIA / CYPRUS circular datestamp of despatch at left (March 22, code A). The lastest recorded date of use of these cancellations as 'Used Abroad', Cyprus stamps being issued just ten days later. Exhibition piece and extremely rare.rnProvenance: Collection Violet Richardson, RL, London, 6 July 1960, lot 104; Harmers, London, 30 June 1969, lot 924; Collection André Bollen, Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb 1983, lot 3.Ausruf : 2.400 CHFZuschlag : 4.800 CHF