Lot 2174

1876 (15 May) Cover front f.w. Ceres imperf 5c in strip of 5, tied by five strikes of extremely scarce "C16" obliterator in blue, alongside with Tay Ninh cds. Diamond obliterator from C1 to C22 are extremely scarce which were only used for several days in May 1876. This example was recorded by Desrousseaux. A greaty rarity.

1876.5.15 一件貼有五穀女神像無齒5生丁橫五連之封面，銷極罕之“C16”藍色菱形殺手戳，旁見Tay Ninh日戳。這款由C1至C22號之菱形殺手戳極為珍罕，僅於1876年5月使用數天，存世例子屈指可數。這件封面見於Desrousseaux記錄中，為一大珍品。