U5 1900 (9 July) U5 to France, bearing 1884-94 1d. (2) and 1897 ½d. cancelled by oval of bars, showing despatch c.d.s. and circular Censor cachet initialled "JHMB"; 1900 (16 Nov.) U5 to Cape Colony, bearing 1884-94 ½d. tied by cork obliterator, showing circular Censor cachet initialled "EW" and Tax h.s. in violet; both U5 with faults. | Christie's

Sale 4830

Stamps - BE

London

|

28 October 1992

Browse Sale

Lot 474

U5 1900 (9 July) U5 to France, bearing 1884-94 1d. (2) and 1897 ½d. cancelled by oval of bars, showing despatch c.d.s. and circular Censor cachet initialled ''JHMB''; 1900 (16 Nov.) U5 to Cape Colony, bearing 1884-94 ½d. tied by cork obliterator, showing circular Censor cachet initialled ''EW'' and Tax h.s. in violet; both U5 with faults.

Price realised

GBP 143

Estimate

GBP 100 - GBP 120

Follow lot

U5 1900 (9 July) U5 to France, bearing 1884-94 1d. (2) and 1897 ½d. cancelled by oval of bars, showing despatch c.d.s. and circular Censor cachet initialled "JHMB"; 1900 (16 Nov.) U5 to Cape Colony, bearing 1884-94 ½d. tied by cork obliterator, showing circular Censor cachet initialled "EW" and Tax h.s. in violet; both U5 with faults.
Contact us
Contact Client Service

info@christies.com

New York +1 212 636 2000

London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

infoasia@christies.com

Asia +852 2760 1766
Recommended features
- Live like a Rockefeller — Pablo Picasso’s Pomme
  
  Jonathan Rendell, Christie’s ’story teller’ for The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, looks at a painting that gives him ‘goose-bumps’
- Virtual tour: Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s Amsterdam
  
  Discover CoBrA, Basquiat, Polke and more at De Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam