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Lot# 719 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 719 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : P10
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    1906 (April 28): Postage Due 'Taxe à Percevoir' 1 g. blue, tied to reverse of underpaid cover from Bavaria to Harar, readdressed to Addis Abeba by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamp (March 4. 1906) in black - paying the rate for the readdressing and Ethiopia was yet to join the UPU. Correctly rated on despatch with Bavaria  10 pfg. carmine in a vertical pair (Jan 29), with 'Suez / Ambulant' transit cds (Feb 12) and Djibouti cds alongside. An extremely rare Postage Due on letter and most unusual. Cert. J-F. Brun (2010).
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 950.00 CHF