1917 locally addressed cover by Lieutenant G.H. Rossdale, (k...

Hammer

£6,000

1917 locally addressed cover by Lieutenant G.H. Rossdale, (known correspondent) franked by ¼a on 2pa claret, ¼a  on 5p dull purple, 1a on 20pa Postal Jubilee (perf 13½), 2a on 1pi ultramarine (Constantinople G.P.O.) with additional type 26 'Behie' opt in red, ½a on 10pa green and 2a on 1pi ultramarine opt in red, all individually tied by Baghdad cds for 1 SEP 17, no reverse markings, ½a on 10pa with very minor surface abrasion, still very fine and most attractive, a rarity. Between SG 1-17  Similar cover from same correspondence is illustrated in ''Baghdad in British Occupation The Story of the 1917 Provisional Stamps'' fig. 7 109 pp 228 Freddy Khalastchy FRPSL (2017)