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Lot# 4378 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4378 Great Britain

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    Mail Boat Obliterations / Mediterranean Packets  1860: Great Britain 1857 1 d. red star, perf. 14, three examples, unrecorded use of 1858 2 d. blue 7 and 1856 4 d. rose all tied to cover endorsed 'via Marseilles' mailed on the P&O 'Valetta' probably east of Suez, and tied by five strikes of the Mailboat "A87" obliterator ("Handed to Mr. Romayne for Marseilles Packet") in black. Reverse with Bromsgrove and Alcester datestamps (May 12). The earliest recorded usage of this obliterator and a superb three colour franking.rnProvenance: 'Mailboat Covers & Cancellations', Spink, 7 March 2007, lot 1053.
    Starting bid : 1,800.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800.00 CHF