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Lot# 4338 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4338 Seychelles

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    1903 (May 26): Top value 2 r. 25 c. purple & green, used on registered cover to Calcutta (envelope affixed to a parcel) with 3 c. green and 15 c. ultramarine all tied by "Seychelles" code A datestamps (11 Feb 1904) in black. Carried on the "Peninsular" from Aden with Bombay - Aden "SEA P.O. 8 SET" datestamp in violet at left (Feb 21) above registration "R" in black. Rare - the sole recorded usage of the high value on commercial cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Jeffrey Weiss, Harmers, London, 15 Dec 2004, lot 336.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold