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Lot# 5204 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5204 Sansibar

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    1856/64: India 8 a. dull rose, Die 1 and 1860 8 p. purple on white paper, used on 1869 cover endorsed "Mrs. Kirk (H. Cooke), May 1869, Zanzibar" at right, carried by hand to Bombay where mailed to Shropshire, England (endorsed via Marseilles) tied by "Bombay" duplexes (June 17) in black. Rverese with Shrewsbury arrival cds (July 17). Rare and most unusual - one of just three covers recorded from Mrs. Kirk mailed between 1867 and 1869. Fine and very scarce.rnNote: Mrs. Kirk was married to the British Consul in Zanzibar, John Kirk.rnProvenance: Collection Terry Sturton, Harmers, London 20 Dec 2005; Collection DuBro, DF, Geneva, Dec 2014, lot 30014.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF