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Losnr. 4279 - 265.-273. Auktion

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    1863 (Oct): Great Britain 1855/57 1 d. red, perf. 14, tied to British Soldier's concessionary cover from Corfu to London by circular 'Corfu' cds in blue-green, endorsed at top "From No. 534 Pte. David James, d Company 2/4 Regt." at top and properly counter-signed by the Major "Commanding 2/4 Regt., Corfu, Ionian Islands" at base of cover (2nd Batallion, 4th Infantry), struck on face panel with 'London / Paid' arrival cds (Oct 9) in red. Typical aging to envelope and the adhesive but extremely rare - we record just three examples of this usage.rnNote: Parmenter & Gordon illustrate the famous cover with a 1 d. red star cancelled at by the Zante Crown Circle (ex Yates (1940), SG (1978) and Dr. Kornan, a further example was in Glassco, lot 1219 addressed to Ledbury, Herefordshire; the above being the third example.
    Ausruf : 1.250,00 CHF
    Zuschlag : 1.250,00 CHF