Lot 1146
1922 Christmas postcard, written locally,...
Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5919
Auction: 6 October 2020 at 01:00 BST
£550
Description
1922 Christmas postcard, written locally, bearing ½p cancelled by very fine strike of the rare barred oval numeral '5', with "FAMAGUSTA/17 JAN 22/CYPRUS' double-ring ds alongside. An exhibition item
"These numeral cancellers, '1-6', were used at district offices to cancel loose letters brought in by rural messengers. They are rare on cover or card.
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