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  • Lot# : 5753 Malta

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    1870 (June 14): Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 121, 1867 3 d. rose pl. 5 and 10 d. red-brown, used on 1870 registered double rate cover from Malta to Livorno tied by bold strikes of the "A25" obliterator with manuscript Italian credit '5½' alongside. Fine circular "REGISTERED / MALTA" datestamp below (June 14) and reverse with four Italian datestamps including Livorno arrival cds (June 18). A rare and fine cover and the earliest recorded usage of the 'Registered / Malta' datestamp.rnProvenance: Collection J.B. Seymour, RL, London, 6 June 1951, lot 1022; Collection George Coates, Christie’s, London, 7 Nov 1990, lot 1382; Collection André Bollen, Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb 1983, lot 111.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF