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Lot# 40130 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 40130 Queensland

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    Sideface 1882: 1 d. pale vermilion and 4 d. pale yellow in a vertical pair, used on 1886 cover to Christiania, Norway tied by "Brisbane" duplex (Sept 2). Lower left corner with annotation "With packet / of Botanical / Specimens / by same / Mail FMB" and reverse with Brindisi transit (Nov 6) and notation of receipt "11/11". Illustrated and listed in the Ben Palmer census on page 272. A fine and rare cover to a most unusual destination - just six pre UPU covers are recorded to Norway.rnrnProvenance: Hapsburg Feldman, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20731.rn                     Abacus, Melbourne, 7 April 2019, lot 136.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF