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Lot# 20411 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20411 Victoria

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    1873/87: Bantam ½ d. pink, 1 d. green and 1867/70 laureated 6 d. blue tied to 1881 cover to Krackow, Mecklenburg Schwerin (sic) by "44" barred numeral obliterator with "GISBORNE" despatch cds adjacent (Aug 29) in black. Underpaid by 1 d. and taxed with triangular "T" marking and treated as wholly unpaid and charged '80' pfenning due (double the deficiency) in blue crayon. Carried on the "Kaiser-i-Hind" to Suez and the "Tanjore" to Brindisi. Reverse with minor flap wear and Krakow arrival (Oct 10). A charming cover.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 5-6 March 1998, ex lot 1246; Collection Trevor Davis; Prestige, Melbourne, 12 May 2007, lot 116.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF