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lot # 1333 - north borneo

Thursday Oct 02, 2014 11:00 to Friday Oct 03, 2014 17:00 Europe/London
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Oct 02, 10:00 BST

1901 (July 15) Long registered commercial cover to the USA bearing 1888-92 50c chalky blue (S.G. 46b) tied by a Sandakan c.d.s, with superb boxed "R / SANDAKAN / No (54)" alongside, and a Registered London transit datestamp below. Backstamped at Sandakan, Singapore, Chicago and Minneapolis. Exceptionally scarce, the 50c unpriced on cover by S.G., probably a unique single franking on a commercial cover. Photo on Page 193.
Suggested price: £ 600-700

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