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Lot# 638 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 638 Ethiopia

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    1895 (Jan 29 = Amharic date Tir 21st, 1887): Registered cover from the First Sending, franked by 1894 ¼ g. green, two examples, ½ g. salmon, 1 g. blue and 2 g. deep brown, all tied by Amharic "HARAR" datestamp with six strikes in black. Reverse with circular wax seal of Leon Chefneux in red alongside 1894 Somali Coast 75 c. orange & violet-brown (Ceres 16) cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp (Feb 7) in blue. Octagonal French Paquebot "La Reunion a Marseille / L.V. No. 4" datestamp (Feb 10) and both Obock cds and Paris cds on reverse (Feb 21). The cover sensibly opened for Exhibit display, despite the addressee's name (Chefneux) being erased, a major rarity of Ethiopian philately - just three covers (one is a front) have survived from the first franked mail from Ethiopia - all were sent by Leon Chefneux to philatelists to announce the issue. Cert. J-F. Brun (2010).rnrnNote: The letters travelled by camel caravan to Djibouti and from there to Obock as Djibouti as yet had no harbour.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 950.00 CHF