Lot #21 - BRITISH COURT OFFICIAL ENVELOPE: 1855 (June 1) OHMS envelope with 'Paris Universal/Exhibition of 1855'
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
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Sale Date:18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
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Lot #:21
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Lot Description:BRITISH COURT OFFICIAL ENVELOPE: 1855 (June 1) OHMS envelope with 'Paris Universal/Exhibition of 1855'
imprint at lower-left & large-part 'UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION/[crown]/BOARD OF TRADE/...' embossing in red on the flap, to "Victoria College/Jersey" with French Imperf 40c orange (margins just clear to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left) tied by a large cancel of dots & 'PARIS/I/JUIN/55' cds alongside, London transit cds of the next day on the face & 'JERSEY/JU5/1855' arrival b/s, fine & attractive. A most unusual foreign usage of a British OHMS envelope. -
Estimate:A$500 - 750
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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