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Lot# 2541 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 2541 Japan

    1883: Koban 5 s. ultramarine (3 examples) and 1888/92 10 s. brown (3 examples) used on registered / AR cover to Para, Brazil, all tied by Yokohama datestamps of despatch in red with cds oin black at left (May 20). Registered label and large "AR" handstamp in red on front and thence carried via San Francisco (June 18), New York (June 23) and Para arrival cds (July 11). Sensibly opened for display, a remarkable and most attractive cover to a rare destination.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF