Apollo 14 Edgar Mitchell signed launch date cover France stamps A rare and spectacular multiple

A rare and spectacular multiple of this rare colour variety of the "Candarins" first stamp issue from the Chinese Empire and almost unheard of in unmounted mint condition

right hand wing margin imperforate imperforate example lettered CD of this very rare "Abnormal" issue

Cyprus 1878-80 Great Britain ½1/2d rose-red

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which leaves the variety clear

Apollo 14 Edgar Mitchell signed launch date cover France stamps A rare and spectacular multipleApollo 14 launch date postal cover, signed on the front by Edgar Mitchell the sixth man to walk on the Moon. Mitchell has signed attractively in blue ballpoint: From my personal collection, Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14. The cover features a stamped cachet celebrating Apollo 14. Presented on a colour 8. 5 x 11 display sheet. The cover can be easily removed. In very good condition. Provenance: ex. RR Auction (2010) certified by Steve Zarelli. Lifetime