Lot# 3234 - Auction 291-297
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Lot# : 3234 Canada
Dominion of Canada 1898 (Feb 9): Registered postal stationery envelope with unofficial Hechler overprints, sent from Halifax to Hamburg, bearing 1868-71 ½ c. black, 1873 ½ c. black & 3 c. brown red in combination with Registration stamp 1875-92 8 c. dull blue, tied by grill obliterator or indistinct oval registration datestamp. Obverse with HALIFAX despatch cds and oval "REGISTERED LONDON (Feb 19) datestamp in red, reverse with HAMBURG arrival (Feb 20) cds. Non-contemporary usage, but a fine and appealing item, cert. V. G. Greene (1985).Starting bid : 100.00 CHFHammer price : 500.00 CHF