cover 1889 (6 Mar.) 1½a. card from Zanzibar to Gibraltar, cancelled by "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/LV. N<V>O 1" octagonal d.s. on board Messageries Maritimes steamer, another strike alongside with arrival c.d.s. Photo

O 1" octagonal d.s. on board Messageries Maritimes steamer, another strike alongside with arrival c.d.s. Photo" /> cover 1889 (6 Mar.) 1½a. card from Zanzibar to Gibraltar, cancelled by "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/LV. N<V>O 1" octagonal d.s. on board Messageries Maritimes steamer, another strike alongside with arrival c.d.s. Photo | Christie's

Sale 1267

INDIA AND STATES STAMPS

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25 October 2000

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Lot 809

cover 1889 (6 Mar.) 1½a. card from Zanzibar to Gibraltar, cancelled by ''LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/LV. NO 1'' octagonal d.s. on board Messageries Maritimes steamer, another strike alongside with arrival c.d.s. Photo

Price realised

GBP 242

Estimate

GBP 220 - GBP 250

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cover 1889 (6 Mar.) 1½a. card from Zanzibar to Gibraltar, cancelled by "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/LV. NO 1" octagonal d.s. on board Messageries Maritimes steamer, another strike alongside with arrival c.d.s. Photo
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Lot 809

cover 1889 (6 Mar.) 1½a. card from Zanzibar to Gibraltar, cancelled by ''LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/LV. NO 1'' octagonal d.s. on board Messageries Maritimes steamer, another strike alongside with arrival c.d.s. Photo

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