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Lot# 5723 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 5723 Cyprus

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    1880 (Feb 11) Great Britain 1870 ½ d. rose-red pl. 20 with 1864/79 1 d. red plates 200 and 202 used on 1880 cover from Larnaca to Alexandria, Egypt tied by three strikes of the "942" obliterator with LARNACA / CYPRUS datestamp alongside (Feb 11, code A). Reverse with Alexandria cds of receipt. Illustrated in 'Cyprus' by Wilfrid Castle, first edition, page 44. A fine and rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 30 June 1971, lot 1022; Collection André Bollen, Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb 1983, lot 8.
    Starting bid : 2,400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF