Description:
1859 cover to Scotland "p Salsette/via Marseilles" with rare franking of Adelaide Printings 6d slate-blue SG 10 two singles (the first with margins just clear to large, the other with margins at places) tied by dumb cancels unusually in blue, 'PAID/AU17/1859/=ADELAIDE- S.A.=' cds in blue & 'U M/EDINBURGH/OC9//59' arrival b/s. A very scarce double-rate franking. Ex Michael Blake. RPSofV Certificate (2014). [Harry Lower's very fine cover with very fine pair of the 6d SG 10 sold at the Prestige auction of 12/5/2007 for $2990]
Symbol : c
Grade : a
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