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Lot# 6360 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 6360 Seychelles

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    1895 (Jan 12): Registered Cover from the Seychelles to Ulm, Germany, bearing 1892 2 c. green & carmine (2) in combination with 1893 3 c. dull purple & orange in an irregular block of six and a vertical pair, tied by SEYCHELLES despatch cds and octagonal Shipmail's "LIGNE T PAQ. FR. N° 3" datestamp (Jan 17). The obverse shows only a handwritten 'R37' registration number, upon arrival at the German border a registration entry label "Vom Ausland über Bahnpost Alt-Münsterol / Mühlhausen (Els.) Eingeschrieben" was added. Reverse with corresponding oval German Bahnpost datestamp (Jan 31, 1895) and Ulm arrival cds (Feb 1). An interesting cover to an unusual destinations from the Seychelles, transported with the steamer 'Australia' of the line T.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF