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Lot# 4601 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4601 Nyassaland British Central Africa

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    Arms of the Protectorate 1896: 2 d. black & green, 4 d. black & orange-brown, 2 s. 6 d. black & magenta and £ 1 black & blue all  used on 4 d. registration envelope (224 x 112 mm, H&G C7a) to Devonport, all tied by CHINDE / BCA circular datestamps (April 26, 1897) in black. Reverse with "Registered / Devonport" arrival (May 29). The envelope's indicia with small fault and some peripheral aging but a remarkable and rare usage of the £ 1 adhesive on cover.rnrnProvenance: Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 662.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF