Auction #51

CAIFFA SYRIE (St. 341) 2 vf strikes 7/1912 tying pair of 25 c French Levant stps ovptd 1 pi + 15 c unovptd - a total of 2 pi + 30 pa for Double Registered Rate, Registration Label CAIFFA (hand stamped - in black) No.439 (this printed in red) - like the cv photog. Steichele p. 178 but not listed in valuations; ’Reccommande’ written on top & Caiffa addit. strike on bottom front. Napoli Port transit & Roma arr. on reverse; cv w/central vert fold partly split at bottom, shortened 8 mms on top & part of back flap off, fine & Very Rare as 3 cvs w/Reg. Label known