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Lot# 6173 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 6173 NDP Elsasss Lothringen

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    Occupation stamps Alsace-Lorraine / Okkupationsmarken NDP Elsass-Lothringen 1870: Envelope with full content from Metz to Bordeaux, bearing 20 c. blue with normal underprint 'burelage droit', a fine and fresh single example, tied by French thimble type 16 cds (Oct 30, 70) in black, information strike alongside, reverse with BORDEAUX arrival cds (Nov 8). An appealing and interesting usage of the French datestamp on the occupation adhesive, the stamps were issued in September 1870, the civil postal administration took over from the Fieldpost in Alsace-Lorraine on October 6, 1870. 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF