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Lot# 6361 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 6361 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 105
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    Ship Mail 1893/98: 25 b. lilac, a single example used on 1898 On Her Majesty's Service cover front mailed from "HMS Cockatrice" to Admiral Sir John Hopkins Commander in Cheif of the Mediterranean Squadron in Brindisi, tied by bold strike of the illustrated Ship handstamp of the "TULCEA-GALATI" route (Oct 14) in black with information strike adjacent. Sold with a further cover from this ship mailed in 1898 ex Constanta and a photograph and postcard of HMS Cockatrice. Faults but scarce - illustrated in "Stampilografie Postala" by Kiriac Dragomir on page 250. Ex collection Sassower.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, March 1939.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF