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Auction: 21012 - Stamps & Covers of Great Britain, including the Windsor Collection - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 2056

(x) Great Britain
The Remarkable Cover Addressed to Queen Victoria
1860 (27 Aug.) cover from Concord addressed to "Victoria, Queen, Great Britain", bearing United States 1857-1861 issue 1c. Type V (2), 3c. Type II (2) and 10c. Type V pair and two singles all cancelled by barred circle handstamps and with London d.s. on reverse; a beautiful three colour franking and a highly desirable item of both historic and philatelic importance. Photo

Note: During 1860 Queen Victoria was represented by Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales in the undertaking of a royal tour of Canada. The Queen herself remained in the United Kingdom to attend to domestic affairs, this being a long voyage. The Prince’s tour would set the tone and format for all royal visits to come. This extraordinary cover addressed to Queen Victoria harkens back to this important royal visit. It is possible that the contents, no longer present, reported details of the Prince of Wales’ progress to the Queen.

provenance:
‘The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection’, Christie’s 1993 (28 September)

Purchased by Drs. Edward & Joanne Dauer from the above sale

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Sold for
£12,000

Starting price
£12000