Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co KG Sale: 48
Great Britain and British Commonwealth Transvaal
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 7560
Symbol: u
Cat No: 24
1871, 3d. pale reddish lilac, vertical tête-bêche pair, full to wide margins, unused with large part of original gum, some natural toning. Certificate BPA (1976). SG £3250. Michel 5 I a C, not listed as tête-bêche. Yvert 2a, 5.000,- €. Extremely rarely seen piece, appears to be undercatalogued. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,500.00
Sold...EUR 2,500.00
Closed..Oct-14-2020, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 2500
Sale No: 48
Lot No: 7561
Symbol: a
Cat No: H&G B2d
1872, Postal Stationery printed by Davis & Son, Pietermaritzburg 1872: 6 d. blue postal stationery envelope, 143 x 76 mm., with circular embossed network on flap, a used example with SUPERB in watermark, mailed from Pretoria to Stanterton, Rustenburg, cancelled by circular numeral "1" of Pretoria with PRETORIA / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA datestamp (Sept 2, 1876) and Rustenburg arrival (Sept 4) alongside. Very Fine. Cover #104 in the Jorgensen census. A VERY RARE EARLY TRANSVAAL POSTAL STATIONERY OF WHICH LARS JORGENSEN ONLY RECORDS 5 USED. Cert. BPA (1996). (Image)
