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Lot# 8455 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 8455 Nauru

    Great Britain Overprinted 1916/23: GB De La Rue Seahorse 5 s. bright carmine, 2 s. 6 d. yellow-brown and ½ d. yellow-green, 1 d. bright scarlet and 2½ d. blue all used on 1916 registered cover to Skipton, tied by "Pleasant Island / Nauru" datestamps (Oct 7) with manuscript "Registered / Nauru No. 1211" in red ink at left. Reverse with Sydney NSW transit cds (Nov 8), 'Registered / London' datestamp (Dec 29) and Skipton arrival (Dec 30) and readdressed to Sheffield. Some minor aging imperfections but a most attractive and extremely rare cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Keith Buckingham, Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 918.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF