Lot No. 252
| Auction No. | 10 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $50 |
| Status | Archived |
Malta QV 1d p/c to Hamburg tied by Valletta oval of 3MY00; KEVII 1d p/c (surface thinned at right) to Imperial Ottoman Bank Constantinople with original cds overstamped with "Constantinople 1/Poste Italiane" of 8.9.08, message on back overstamped with boxed cachets "Correspondence Generale...", "Bureau des Archives" & "Banque de Imperial Ottomane...", plus 23 KGVI period covers with franking ranging from 1d to 1/- all addressed to a Mr M.A. Micallef, Steamer Point, Aden - the 1d item taxed & two bearing 2½d x2 with handwritten "airmail" bearing two line boxed cachet "Insufficiently prepaid for/Transmission by Airmail" (6d was the correct rate) at the time; 1953 & 1956 dated airmail covers bear KGVI 1/- adhesives). About half are Barclays Bank items & bear receival marks Aden or Aden GPO. Fine cond. (25)