Sale No: 378
Lot No: 6098
Symbol: Brief
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STRAITS SETTLEMENTS- HAMBURG: 1856, double rate letter sheet with large part of contens from Singapore to Hamburg, endorsed "via Trieste", part paid to Alexandria with four copies 1854/55, 4a. 4th printing (all cut square, mostly with clear margins), each cancelled by diamond of dots. On front rated "12½" silbergroschen for the conveyance from Alexandria to Hamburg, change to "17" Schilling local Hamburg currency in blue ink; on reverse clear arrival datestamp (1.3). A very rare franking and an outstanding item of India used in the Straits Settlements. Certificate Heddergott BPP (2002).
Provenance: E.E. Yates (1939), Charles Taylor (London and Brighton stamp auctions 1981) (Image)
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Opening EUR 20,000.00
Sold...EUR 20,000.00
Closed..Mar-24-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 20000
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