Lot no. 10116

383rd Auction

Condition

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Catalogue no.

Opening900 €
Sold for900 €

1855/1950 (ca.) mixed unused/used collection of British Commonwealth, most prominently New Zealand with an 1856 unpaid letter from Wellington to Edinburgh, some Chalon Heads, better advertisements on the 1882 issues and, for the later victorian issues, detailed studies of perforations and watermarks. Also Antigua, British Guyana including an 1890 5c. ultramarine on registered letter to Great Britain, Jamaica, Mauritius, St. Helena, Trinidad, Samoa comprising twenty unused stamps of the "Express" issue and Tonga 1899 2 1/2d "Royal Wedding" on Tin Can-Letter with handstamp "TIN CAN MAIL NIUAFOOU ISLAND-TONGA" to Australia. An interesting collection of somewhat mixed condition in an old album.