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Lot# 631 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 631 Ethiopia

    1894: Obock imperforate 15 c. blue & red used on 1901 postcard (#4) "Pont du Holl-Holl (Chemin de Fer de Djibouti-Harar) tied by Djibouti cds in blue (Aug 7). At this date mail was transported by train only from Holl-Holl Viaduct to Djibouti, together with a 1904 postcard written from Dire-Daoua franked by 1902 Somali Coast 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) tied by Djibouti cds (Dec 12) in blue to Pistoia, Italy written and signed by one of the Bartolossi Brothers, the engineers involved in the Railway's construction.
    Starting bid : 140.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF