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Lot# 8143 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 8143 Cook Islands

    1896/1900: ½ d. steel blue in a horizontal pair, 2 d. deep brown and 1902 1 d. dull rose, all used on 1906 registered cover to Baluchistan tied by "Cook Islands / Rarotonga" circular datestamps (Sept 19) in black. Framed "Cook Islands / Rarotonga" registration cachet in blue at left and reverse with Auckland cds (Oct 5), Tuticorin (Oct 30), Bombay (Nov 2) and Loralai arrival cds (Nov 6). A most attractive cover to an unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF