Lot# 4248 - Auction 265-273
Auction 265-273
-> Catalogue 267: BRITISH POST OFFICES ABROAD - The DUBOIS collection (part II)
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Crimean War 1856: Patriotic envelope to Chatham, Kent endorsed "via Marseilles, Paid 3d." with reverse flap showing printed Union Jack & Tricolore in colour with "MAY THEY EVER REMAIN UNITED", franked by 1855 1 d. red-brown, Die II, Alphabet II, perf. 14 and 2 d. blue, pl. 5, perf. 16 tied by "OXO" obliterator in greenish-blue. Revberse with "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" daetstamp in red (March 27), London transit and Chatham arrival cds (April 9) in blue. Slight folds in envelope not affecting the appearance of a rare and unusual cover.Starting bid : 400.00 CHFHammer price : 460.00 CHF -
