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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1151

France
Dahomey
1914 (10 Nov.) envelope to Buenos Aires bearing 1913 5c. and 10c. (2, one creased and one on reverse), tied by "porto-novo/dahomey" double ring datestamps, showing two strikes of the straight line "passed by censor" (Martin & Walton type I) applied at Lagos, one covered by "Found open and Officially Sealed" label on translucent paper and crossed through in red crayon, on reverse another strike of the handstamp with Lagos (10.11) and arrival (17.1.15) datestamps; the envelope a fraction soiled. Rare and attractive, the only recorded example in violet. Photo

provenance:
"Wilkin, December 2010

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Sold for
£260

Starting price
£240