Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 5149 - 257.-264. Auktion

  • Losnr. : 5149 Frankreich

    1849: Entire letter from St. Germain-en-Laye to Albano Rome bearing Cérès 1 fr. light-carmine, a fine example with fresh colour and good to large margins, tied by light Petits Chiffres '3094' numeral lozenge. Clear despatch cds (Nov. 12, 1853), framed PD and VIA DI MARE, both in red alongside, reverse with Paris transit and arrival cds (Nov. 19). The obverse shows the endorsement "payé via Marseilles" and the pen cross denotes the full prepayment. A delightful cover for a first letter weight mailing up to 7.5 gr., fully prepaid to the Papal States, applicable between 1853 and 1866 Yvert = € 1'600 / Maury 6c = € 1'750rnrnNote: Addressee of this marvellous cover is Hugh Charles Clifford, 7th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1790-1858), a British peer. On succeeding to his father's estates in 1831 he took his seat in the House of Lords. In his later years he lived chiefly in Italy, where he had a house near Tivoli. He died in Rome on 28 February 1858 from an injury.
    Ausruf : 750 CHF
    Zuschlag : 1.900 CHF