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Lot# 4332 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4332 Malta

    1862 (March 28): Great Britain 1856 1 s. green, single and horizontal strip of three tied to 1862 cover from Malta to London endorsed 'Via Messina', carried at eight times the 6 d. rate and tied by neat strikes of horizontal "MALTA / A25" duplex in black (March 28). 'London / Paid' arrival cds (April 3) in red at left. Two ironed file folds do not detract from the rarity or beauty of the cover.rnProvenance: Collection "Disraely", Cavendish, Derby, 11 June 1994, lot 66.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF