Lot no. 8178

1869: Cover from St. Michelsgestel to a Lieutenant on board the Steamship 'Haarlem' in Batavia, Netherlands Indies endorsed 'via Marseille' at top, readdressed to Bandjermasin, franked by 1867 20 c. green, Type I, perf. 12 3/4 x 11 3/4 and 50 c. gold, Type I, perf. 12 3/4 x 11 3/4 each tied by framed FRANCO handstamps in black with ST. MICCHELSGASTEL despatch handstamp in black and 'Hertgenbosch' cds in red alongside (Jan 12). Part flap missing on reverse and envelope with minute trim of no significance, a fine and rare usage, only 8 letters with this combination of stamps recorded to date (Corinphila Netherlands Archive/Global Philatelic Network). Cert. Vleeming (2016). Provenance: Neville Clifford-Jones Collection (1989)