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| Title: | Early prepaid covers used in Deutsch Neu Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted By: | Giles du Boulay (giles.duboulay@btinternet.com) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted On: | 27/06/2018 at 05:45:13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Message: | No I hadn’t spotted from the low-res scan that the item is a 10Pf postal stationery envelope with additional franking. There was a 10Pf postal stationery envelope (Michel U13) issued in 1889 which according to the Michel catalogue was light blue in colour and came in two formats of flap cut. Both are recorded as having been used in German New Guinea and are priced at 100 and 200 Euros so it seems they are less valuable than a stamped cover. It’s difficult to tell from the scan whether the envelope is indeed light blue in colour. I don’t think that the poorly struck postmark necessarily precludes the cover from being philatelic. The PO clerk may have misjudged the strike and then added another which indeed may have displeased the recipient (if indeed it was ever sent to the recipient) but what was done was done. I’m also just a bit concerned that there is not a full address for the recipient. Given the item was registered there should be some additional postmarks on the back tracking transit and/or arrival. The absence of these must surely be evidence that this was not only a philatelic creation but did not even travel through the post. Now that you have advised me by direct e-mail that you are considering buying the cover and told me the price I would strongly repeat my advice on expertisation. Giles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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