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  • Lot# : 5175 France

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    French Post Offices in Cochin China 1872/77: Cérès 4 c. pearl grey on yellowish (gris sur jaunâtre), a superb horizontal pair of excellent fresh colour and large marginas all round, used on 1877 cover to New York tied by COCHIN CHINE / SAIGON  dotted datestamp (Jan. 1) in black. A famous and wonderful cover of impeccable provenance. Cert. Calves (2000).
    Note: The John Levett FRPSL collection (Harmers, Zurich, November 1988), contained a very similar cover addressed to Amsterdam on the same day (lot 403).
    Cérès 4 c. gris en paire oblit. cachet perlé Cochinchine Saigon (1 jan. 77) sur pli pour New York. Superbe et très rare.

    Provenance: Collection Alfred J. Caspary, Harmers New York (1957).
     
    Starting bid : 12,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF