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  • Lot# : 1214 Denmark

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    Catalogue# : 15
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    1866 (March 29): Registered Envelope from Viborg to Rangoon, Birma, then part of British India, sent to a sailor on the Danish bark 'Emily', bearing a single and a horizontal strip of three of 1864 16 sk. olive perf. 13:12½, tied by clear three-ring '77' numeral of Viborg in black with matching VIBORG despatch cds in blue alongside. Front with "LONDON PAID 2 AP 66" transit cds in red. The VIBORG datestamp is the earliest recorded usage of an Antikva type IV datestamp. Reverse with "K.D.P.A LÜBECK" transit (March 31) and CALCUTTA receiving and despatch cds's in red (May 13) as well as an indistinct RANGOON arrival cds in red. The danish pre-payment of 64 skilling was divided "60/4" with four skilling for Denmark and 60 skilling credit for the foreign postage. Front with handstruck '1d' in red for the colonial one penny rate. Rightmost stamp defective, part of backflap missing, some toning as to be expected, nevertheless following the Karsten Jensen census in the 2017 FACIT catalogue, the first letter known to Burma, one of the first letters from Denmark to Asia in general, a rare and desirable item for an advanced collection of the postal history of Denmark or the postal connections between Europe and Asia. Cert. Carl Aage Møller (1998) Facit 15.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF