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Lot# 4135 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 4135 Great Britain

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    1867 (March 8): 6 d. mauve, Plate 8, without hyphen, wmk. Spray, lettered NI, used on delightful 1870 all-over printed advertising envelope for Sewing Machines mailed to Hamburg, tied by 'London / WC-27' duplex (April 4) in black. Oval 'PD' below and reverse with arrival (April 6) in black. A fine and early advertising usage.rnProvenance: RL, Bournemouth, 8 July 1959, lot 128.rnNote: Another example of this envelope to the same addressee and showing a Late Fee (7 d.) usage was in Lugdunum, Lyons, May 2009, lot 168.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF