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Lot# 3645 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 3645 Uruguay

    Italo-Platense Line 1879: 10 c. blue stationery envelope endorsed 'par "Italie" voie de Marseille' used from Montevideo to Bordeaux cancelled by oval 'Montevideo' despatch (Aug 23) with circular PLATA / MARSEILLE entry cds in red (Sept 24). Charged '12' décimes handstruck on arrival. Small internal cut in envelope but extremely scarce - only a handful of covers are recorded from the 'Italo-Platense Line'.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF