Lot 665
1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (118), used with 3¢ green (136, 147) combination strip of three (only the middle stamp with grill), all tied by two-ring cancellations on cover addressed to "Sultan Abdalah, King of Johanah, Comorro Islands, Indian Ocean", matching "West Falmouth Mass Apr 24" c.d.s., red partial New York transit and red crayon "20" credit rating, red "London Paid 5 MY" transit and matching "1d" colonial credit handstamp; couple small cover edge faults, light cover toning affects few perfs on 3¢ strip, Fine.
Estimate 25,000 - 30,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY AND RARE DESTINATION, NOT ONLY FOR THE 1869 PICTORIALS, BUT FOR ANY 19TH CENTURY U.S. STAMPS.
Expertization: 2007 PF Certificate.
The Comoro Islands was an important stop along early Islamic trade routes frequented by Persians and Arabs. Despite its distance from the coast, Comoros is situated in the middle of the major sea route between Kilwa and Mozambique, an outlet for Zimbabwean gold. France first established colonial rule in the Comoros in 1841. The first French colonists landed in Mayotte where Andrian Tsouli, the King of Mayotte, signed the Treaty of April 1841, which ceded the island to French authorities.
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