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Lot# 2167 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 2167 France

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    Crimean War / Baltic Expedition 1853: France 20 c. blue imperforate with ample to large margins all round, paying the reduced Military concession rate and tied to 1855 cover to France by 'gros points' handstamp in black, mailed from a Naval vessel in the Baltic (another cover from this correspondence was datelined 1st November from Nargen (Naaisaar Island) off Estonia and struck with KIELER BAHNHOF cds in black, and reverse with HAMBURG cds (Nov 16) and HAMBURG T&T cds (Nov 16), framed "DANEMARK / R.2" Rayon 2 handstamp in black and "Tour-T / Valenciennes' entry mark (Nov 18) and charged with handstruck '9' décimes due on arrival. A fine and rare cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Francois X. Piat Dewarin, Lugdunum sale 94, Lyons, 7 Sept 2015.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF