360 / Mai 2015 London

1875 (July): 1 s. deep mauve used on 1879 cover to Switzerland in combination with December 1875 1 d. green and diagonally bisected 1 d. green, all tied by 'A15' obliterators in black making the 1/1½d. rate. Manuscript '1 s. ½ d.' British credit in red crayon at lower left overstruck by 'London Paid' datestamp of transit (Feb 28) in red. Reverse with GRENADA despatch cds (Feb 8) in black and Luzern arrival cds (March 1). The 1 d. with defective corner at lower right and the cover with some aging, but an exceedingly rare cover with just four covers known with a bisected 1 d. adhesive, this being the sole example to Switzerland Gi = £ 9'000.

1858: 5 kr. red, vertical pair, single 10 kr. blue and 15 kr. used on registered cover to Cham, Canton Zug, Switzerland all tied by superb strikes of circular AUSSIG datestamps (29/12) in black (Müller fig. 115b). Handstruck 'Recommandirt' at top in black. A delightul three colour franking.

1860: 10 kr. brown used in combination with 1863 15 kr. pale brown, perf. 14 on cover to Geneva, Switzerland tied by bold WIEN 27/7 datestamp in black. An exceptional and rare mixed issue franking in outstanding quality. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1988).