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(65,71) 1861 3c rose Washington and 30c orange Franklin used by bold ...mehr
(65,71) 1861 3c rose Washington and 30c orange Franklin used by bold “PAID” handstamps with matching “Nantucket, Ms. Apr 21” (1862) cds on cover to Capt. George Gifford, St. Helena via England, Care of American Consul. Red “28” credit handstamp at right and clear red “Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Apr. 22” exchange cds on reverse.
The 33c franking pays the single-weight British mail rate to St. Helena via England, in effect from May 1854 to June 1863. Carried by British packet through Southampton and onward via Cape of Good Hope to St. Helena, a vital coaling and resupply station in the South Atlantic used by American whaling and merchant vessels. Cover barely reduced at right, small piece out at bottom but still a fine and rare destination usage of the 30c 1861 Issue to St. Helena
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Cherrystone Auktion
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The 33c franking pays the single-weight British mail rate to St. Helena via England, in effect from May 1854 to June 1863. Carried by British packet through Southampton and onward via Cape of Good Hope to St. Helena, a vital coaling and resupply station in the South Atlantic used by American whaling and merchant vessels. Cover barely reduced at right, small piece out at bottom but still a fine and rare destination usage of the 30c 1861 Issue to St. Helena
950.00 USD
(ca. 804 EUR)
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(ca. 804 EUR)
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