Losnr. 1373 - 309.-320. Auktion
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Losnr. : 1373 Grossbritannien
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1867, 2 s. pale blue, plate 1, vertical block of eight, lettered BA-EB, with two singles lettered AA and EC, used on a large format Registered cover in combination with an 1867, 10 d. red-brown, plate 1, lettered HB, sent from Constantinople (British Levant) to London, dated 2 December 1868, tied by the handstruck "C" of Constantinople in black, with unframed 'REGISTERED' in red alongside, 'British Post Office Constantinople' datestamp to reverse in blue, London arrival registered to front in red dated (?)0 December 1868, AA has top right corner clipped and EC fault top, two stamps have a pulled perf., there is a horizontal filing crease, which runs through the left side of the B column strip, as well as a very light vertical crease running through the 10 d. and lower part of CA-CB and a central filing crease well clear of the adhesives, the side flaps are missing, none of which detract from the magnificence of the cover, an extraordinarily rare high-value franking; multiples of the two shilling used on cover of any description are very rare, used in this configuration and in combination with a single ten pence is quite remarkable, this being unique; an important and great rarity for both Great Britain and Turkish philately.rnrnReference: "Surface Printed Postage Stamps 1855-1883", by Bob Gallard and Karl Louis, page 111.rnrnProvenance: Ex. E.E. Yates Collection, Robson Lowe, 31 July to 1 August 1940, lot 77; Ex. John O. Griffiths Collection, Stanley Gibbons, 12 February 1981, lot 180; Ex. Andrè Bollen Collection, Heinrich Köhler, 2 August 1983, lot 297; Ex. Cihangir Collection, Corinphila, 23-25 October 2000, lot 2140; Ex. The Dubois Collection, Corinphila, 7 Septermber 2020, lot 5704. rnrnAusruf : 5.000 CHFZuschlag : 5.000 CHF -
