Lot# 4225 - Auction 265-273
Auction 265-273
-> Catalogue 267: BRITISH POST OFFICES ABROAD - The DUBOIS collection (part II)
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Pisco & Chincha 1868 (Nov 22): Great Britain 1867 2 s. blue, a single example lettered LL, used on 1868 cover from Pisco & Chincha Islands addressed to London endorsed 'Paid' at upper left, tied by superb strike of the "D74" obliterator in black with equally fine "PISCO-AND-CHINCHA-ISLANDS / PAID" circular datestamp in red at right (Nov 22). 'London / Paid' arrival cds above (Dec 25). Illustrated in Parmenter & Gordon on page 3/55 and discussed - the date is as described here and can be confirmed by the docketing at right "22 Nov/68 P.J. Buckely". Illustrated on the front of 'The Philatelist' (April 1975). The sole example of this cancellation on cover, beautiful and entirely unique.rnProvenance: Collection Ennis, RL, London, 14 July 1948, lot 367; Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 630; RL, Basel, 1 May 1975, lot 48; Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11701.Starting bid : 10,000.00 CHFHammer price : 10,000.00 CHF -
