Lot no. 10580
386th Auction
Condition
1 2 3Catalogue no.
Opening300 €
Sold for420 €
1871/1897, a collection of mint and used on stock pages, beginning with Kingdom of Kabul issues, comprising a range of nine 18711/74 Tiger's Head issues, including on horizontal pair, fourteen 1876/8 Tiger's Heads, over twenty 1881/91 Script issues, these mostly used, and over 40 Kingdom of Afghanistan issues, mint and used, including a striking 1898 2ab black on light yellow block of twenty one, offered with a small number of covers and an unusual 1sch and 1/2a adhesive of India mixed franking on piece , typical faults for this period of Afghan philately, with owner's accompanying inventory noting a Michel catalogue value exceeding €1,600.
