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Lot# 3170 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 3170 Romania

    Postage Due 1869: Unpaid entire letter from Manchester endorsed "via Belgium & Vienna", with Manchester cds of despatch (July 13) in black. Reverse with London cds in red (July 14), manuscript '80' in blue crayon on obverse (kreuzer) and partial strike of "Aus England Per Aachen" in blue. Charged on arrival with framed "100 BANI" Due marking in black (Kiriac fig. 1668), the highest Due marking produced. See the article in the "London Philatelist" by Gabby Sassower, issue no. 1029 of 1978. A rarity. Ex collection Sassower.rnrnNote: Illustrated in "Stampilografie Postala" by Kiriac Dragomir on page 292.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF