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  • Lot# : 5703 Brit. Post Turkey

    1872 (Oct 16): Great Britain 1867 10 d. red-brown, single example used on 1872 cover from Constantinople to Tunis addressed in Arabic 'With the Almighty's Grace, to Tunis, the city under God's protection, to be placed in the hands of the highly esteemed, benevolent and beloved Sidi Mohamed al Khulassi, whom Allah preserve' tied by "C" in bars obliterator with 'British Post Office / Constantinople' cds in red (Oct 16) and Malta transit cds (Oct 25) in black. A fresh and fine cover.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 1253.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF