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Lot# 5222 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 5222 Great Britain

    1853/56: Covers (2) at 11 d. rates to Boulogne Sur Mer, France with similar imperf. or perf. frankings, earlier cover with 1 d. red-brown and strip of five 1841 2 d. blue pl. 4 lettered LA-LE, tied by London numeral '12' in black with Boulogne entry marking below in red; and 1856 cover with 1 d. red on blued, perf. 16 and 2 d. blue, pl. 4, perf. 16 in a mis-perforated horizontal strip of five also mailed direct to Boulogne. File folds and imperfections but an unusual pairing.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF