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Lot# 5065 - Auction 227-233

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    Recess by Henri Gillet 1854 (April): 5 c. chocolate brown, the exceptional example with part italic marginal "la direccion y" imprint at base (position 233), used with 5 c. burnt sienna in a delightful sheet margin horizontal pair, margins close to huge on each with large portion of adjoining stamp on first stamp of pair, used on internally dated August 4th, 1855 entire letter from TOMÉ to Valparaiso endorsed 'Por Palmina' at top, the adhesives cancelled by two strikes of the six barred target handstamp in black. The letter handed to a Ship's captain for onward transmission North, Tomé at this time possessed no circular datestamp. Internal docketing of receipt August 6th. An exceptionally rare franking and a most attractive entire. Cert. A. Diena (1963), RPSL (1981).rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 49 (Nachtrag / Supplement), April 1963, lot 6236; Collection Jean Dupont, Balasse, May 1981, lot 436; Corinphila sale 90, Oct 1994, lot 6349.rn 
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,500 CHF