Losnr. 718 - 265.-273. Auktion
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Losnr. : 718 Äthiopien
1905: Postage Due 'T' (Type II) in violet on ½ g. salmon horizontal pair tied to reverse of underpaid 1905 in-coming cover to Addis Abeba from Jerusalem by "HARAR" datestamp (Sept 5) in greenish blue; Turkey 20 pa. carmine pair above tied by bilingual JERUSALEM cds with Port Said, Suez, Aden and Djibouti transits alongside. Envelope with imperfections but an exceptionally rare usage of the Postage Dues (only recorded used in Harar) with less than 10 covers bearing this issue known. Signed Holcombe. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016).rnNote: Illustrated in the Sciaky handbook on page 90.rnProvenance: Collection Roberto Sciaky, Harmers, London, 25 July 2006, lot 77; Collection Ulf Lindahl, DF, Geneva, Sept 2013, lot 72110.Ausruf : 750,00 CHFZuschlag : 2.000,00 CHF