Lot# 3076 - Auction 291-297
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Lot# : 3076 Denmark
1865 (April 27): Cover from Copenhagen to London, bearing 1854 Skilling 2 s. blue & 8 s. green in combination with 1864/68 Crown 4 s. red & 16 s. olive, both perf. 13 x 12½, four fine and fresh examples with good to large margins and well perforated, respectively, tied by clear '1' numeral of Copenhagen in black, a matching but indistinct despatch cds and a "P.D." in red alongside. Reverse with "LUEBECK 28 / 4 St. P. A." transit cds, obverse with "LONDON MY 1 65 PAID" arrival cds in red. The weiterfranko of '5' (silbergroschen) was noted in red crayon on obverse including two sgr. for the GAPU, ½ sgr. for Belgium transit and 2½ sgr. for the United Kingdom. A fine four-colour, two issues mixed franking from the famous Wüstenkopf correspondence. Cert. Nielsen (2000) Facit 3+5+13+15.Starting bid : 500.00 CHFHammer price : 1,100.00 CHF