AUSTRIA - RARE 5-COLOUR FRANKING "BOOK POST" WRAPPER TO VIEN...

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AUSTRIA - RARE 5-COLOUR FRANKING "BOOK POST" WRAPPER TO VIENNA WITH 1d+2d+3d+4d+6d FOR THE 1s-4d RATE; Exceptional "Per BOOK POST" wrapper (part top flap lost; some creases well clear of stamps) from Leigh (Lancs.) to Vienna (Bernardy Correspondence) with an amazing 5-Colour franking all tied by fair-fine "LEIGH LANCASHIRE/258" duplexes; 1d Red (pl.154), 2d Blue (pl.13), 1867 3d (pl.8), 1865 4d (pl.12) & 1872 6d (pl.11; horiz tear). It was addressed to Vienna but "[via] Frankfort" and so has a Frankfurt backstamp and the Vienna address emphasised with blue crayon underlining. The senders were agricultural machinery manufacturers, and so this wrapper presumably enclosed a copy of their trade list; it weighed above 8 & up to 16oz for the 1s-4d rate. Very rare franking and rate; we can recall having seen only two other pre-1880 G.B. covers with a 5-colour franking! [Illustrated in BPPP, p.436.]Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, LANCASHIRE

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+ Calendar 2024-10-30 11:00:00 2024-10-30 23:59:59 Europe/London The Gavin Fryer RDP FRPSL FSPH Collections *** If you REGISTER TO BID for this auction, Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. will pay the £3 + VAT fee. *** *** Viewing times and places for this auction may be subject to change. Please check here for updates. *** Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 11am GMT The Gavin Fryer RDP FRPSL FSPH Collections Featuring Printed Papers By Post, Blind Man's Mail, KGVI High Values on cover & WWII postal history, and Thematics. ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIEWING CAVENDISH HOUSE, DERBY Monday 14 to Friday 18 October......................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Monday 28 October..........................................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Tuesday 29 October (AUCTION DAY).............................................NO VIEWING Wednesday 30 October (AUCTION DAY)........................................NO VIEWING AUTUMN STAMPEX, BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE, LONDON (stand A3) PLEASE NOTE: Boxes, albums & large packets will not be available. Wednesday 23 Oct...........................................................................10.00am - 5.00pm Thursday 24 Oct...............................................................................10.00am - 6.00pm Friday 25 Oct....................................................................................10.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 26 Oct................................................................................10.00am - 4.00pm ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUCTION DAYS BIDDING IN THE ROOM - Places are limited so please contact us as soon as possible to book. You can also place bids by post, by using the form on our website, through easyliveauction.com (free registration for online bidding), or by using an auction agent. Please contact us (preferably by email) with any further requests or queries. Please watch the website www.cavendish-auctions.com for updates. SCANS - VIEWING BY EMAIL Illustrations for all lots in this catalogue are available on our website. Please check the website first before requesting images. Requests should be made as soon as possible; last minute requests cannot be serviced and no images will be provided on the day of the sale. To be fair to everyone we can only provide a reasonable number of scans to be sent to you by email. Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd [email protected]

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30th Oct 24 at 11am GMT