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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 145

Gambia 1893 (Aug.) 1d. carmine card "per S.S. Mandingue Via Marseilles" to Switzerland, written in German on board ship and cancelled with "union/marseille" c.d.s. for 23 August with a further strike below, Marseilles Depart (23.8) and Gais arrival (24.8) c.d.s., all on face; vertical crease well clear of the stamp impression. Scarce and unusual. Photo Estimate £ 250-300 Note: "Union" datestamps were used after France joined the U.P.U. in 1876 until the introduction of Paquebot marks in 1893

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