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Lot# 109 - 202-204 Auction

  • Lot# : 109 Saudi Arabia

    1926: Cover to Jeddah addressed to the care of the British Consulate, franked by Egypt 1923 5 m. chestnut tied by Cairo cds, internal rate only prepaid (short paid 1 piastre) and struck on despatch with framed 'T' marking in black, taxed on arrival in Jeddah with extraordinary usage of February 1926 Postage Due ½ pi. carmine imperforate block of four cancelled by DJEDDA cds in violet to collect double the deficiency. Port Taufiq transit cds (April 9) also on the reverse of an extremely rare cover.

    Provenance: Collection Peter A. S. Smith.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF