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Lot# 6815 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 6815 Italy

    Airmail 1936 (Dec 11): Cover from the National Italian Philatelic Union ASDA in Roma to the Ameer of Bahawalpur, British India, bearing 1930 Posta Aereo 5 l. green in combination with 1936 Nascita Orazio 20 c. carmine, 30 c. brown and 75 c. carmine (pair and single adhesive), tied by light "ROMA CENTRO" cds in black, matching registration handstamp alongside, front also with two large Airmail labels. Reverse with crisp "SADIQQARH PALACE BAHAWALPUR DELY. 17 DEC 36" arrival cds. Cover with some edge wear and vertical file fold well away from the franking, nevertheless and intersting item.rnNote: His Highness Sadeq Mohammad Khan V (1904-1966), ruler of the feudatory state of Bahawalpur, located in today eastern Pakistan was one of the great Indian philatelists of his time. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF