Norway - Michel 2-5 - Minimum bid 3.800,00 EUR - 1858 Registered cover from MANDAL (26.1.1858) to Agger, Denmark via Sweden, franked with COMPLETE 1856-57 set King Oscar I. of 2sk. orange, 3sk. grey-violet, 4sk. blue and 8sk. carmine all tied by the iron numeral “197” of Mandal, with “MANDAL/26/1/1858” cds, Hesingør transit cds and notes ‘NB’ for registered and “3” for the 3 Danish Skillings the recipient has to pay on front, Svinesund transit cds on the reverse, with minor imperfections but still fine. This registered letter, correctly franked for the 17 Skilling rate to Denmark via Sweden, probably was forwarded by ship from Mandal to Christiania and thence to Kjøbenhavn, and to Thisted via Helsingør and Ålborg by local ships, and to Agger by mail coach. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN REGISTERED COVER BEARING THE COMPLETE OSCAR SET. (Ex Grand Prix coll. Finn Aune)
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