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 1854, 5c Orange Brown, Lithograph (7c). Large margins to clear at upper right, bright shade, tied by lightly struck four-ring cancel, faint "Copiapo 6 Dbre 54" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Valparaiso, Very
Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1854, 5c Red Brown, Lithograph (7a). Large margins to clear at bottom right, beautiful shade and impression, tied by four-ring cancel, red "Santiago 14 Nbre 54" circular datestamp on small cover to
Bordeaux, France, sender's routing "Par panama et l'angletaire", red two-line "PANAMA/TRANSIT" handstamp, red London transit backstamp (Jan. 1, 1855), Calais transit datestamp and Bordeaux receiving backstamp, "21" decimes due handstamp,
minor edgewear and toned spotsVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 5-CENTAVOS LITHOGRAPH ON COVER TO A EUROPEAN DESTINATION. The 5c Lithograph paid the internal rate, and all other transit postage was collected from the addressee in
France. Islander acquired this cover in a 1962 auction and has seen just one other cover to Europe with the Lithograph issue. (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000
SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
