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Lot# 1550 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 1550 Colombia

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    1857 (Feb 6): Printed entire letter from the Foreign Secretary of Nueva Granada mailed from Bogotá to the Nueva Granada Consul to Denmark in Copenhagen, with reverse showing British P.O. CARTHAGENA double arc datestamp in black (Feb 25), London cds of transit (April 1) in red where charged 1/4 d. to pay. Thence via Danish P.O. in Hamburg with datestamp (April 3) in black and with a variety of manuscript rates including the eventual charge of 23 skilling due upon receipt. A remarkable and appealing entire to a most unusual destination. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold