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Lot# 4253 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4253 Russia

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    Crimean War 1855: 1 d. pink postal stationery envelope, up-rated with 1854 2 d. blue, plate 4, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16 (Gi 19), a hugely off centre example showing "POSTAGE" at base, tied by "OXO" obliterator applied in Constantinople with "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" datestamp in red on reverse (July 16) and 'Tunbridge Wells' arrival cds (July 26) in blue. Central stain from seal but a very rare usage of the 1 d. pink stationery from the Crimea - these envelopes were never sold to the Troops and can only have been carried to the theatre of war privately - just three examples are recorded used in the Crimea, this being the sole example with a 2 d. adhesive.rnProvenance: 'Kennedy Correspondence', Harmers, London, 6 Nov 1967, ex lot 5; Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 1082.
    Starting bid : 800.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF