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  • Lot# : 656 Puerto Rico

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    1855: ½ r. deep green on greenish, a fine large margined example used on 1856 cover, no side flaps, from Arroyo to France with straight line ARROYO despatch in blue at right and reverse showing British P.O. SAN JUAN PORTO RICO (April 29) in black. The adhesive tied by straight line FRANCO in black and by framed COLONIES / ART-18 applied in London (Van der Linden fig. 775) in transit (May 17), with alongside, erroneous strike of framed (and extremely rare) CANADA / ART-19 in red (Van der Linden fig. 721) erased by the Postal clerk in manuscript. Taxed with handstruck '15' décimes due marking in black on arrival. A great rarity and most probably a unique usage. Cert. Graus.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF