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lot # 199 - yemen

Friday Dec 05, 2014 15:00 Europe/London

Yemen South (Socialist) Popular Republic. Registered air mail cover sent by Yemen Civil Aviation Department, from Sheikh Othoman on 27/11/1967 to London. "Government of The Federation of South Arabia" cancelled and added by ballpoint pen in arabic "South Yemen Popular Republic". Franked for 115 fils by South Arabia Federation stamps 15f and 100f (SG n 5 and 13) with unrecorded handstamps "YSSR". Beautiful example of private overprint affixed in the early days that the National Liberation Front came to power. VERY RARE.

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