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Lot# 6386 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 6386 Transvaal

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    Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 3 d. claret, a diagonally bisected example with three 4 d. sage-green, one with corner fault, used on 1882 cover to the 'Mission to the Heathen' in Berlin, tied by 'Middelburg / Transvaal' datestamps in black with "2½d." credit marking in red at right. Reverse with Pretoria transit (Jan 6), 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds (Jan 18) and Berlin arrival cds (Feb 17). Cover #5 in the Jorgensen census. Carried on the 'Dunrobin Castle' and correctly rated at 1/1½d., a scarce franking.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Alan Drysdall, Spink, London, 1 March 2006, lot 1310.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF