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Lot# 5145 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 5145 France

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    1850: Entire letter from Montbeliard to Basel, Switzerland bearing Cérès 40 c. orange, a fresh stamp with vivid colour and regular large margins, tied by clear grille. Two crisp strikes of type 15 "MONTBELIARD (24) 30 AOUT 50" cds and framed PD in red alongside, reverse with Mulhouse and St. Louis transit as well as Basel arrival cds of the next day. A fine and most attractive cover. Cert von der Weid (1976) Yvert = € 900 / Maury = € 800.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 77 (Oct. 1988), lot 2658.rnrnNote: The letter is directed from a French priest to Christian Friedrich Spittler (1782-1867), founder and organizer of several missionary organizations, both in Switzerland and in Southern Germany.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF