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Lot# 1364 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 1364 Sardinia

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    1858 (April 23): Lettersheet from Savona to Trinidad-de-Cuba, prepaid 1 lira to the port of disembarkation, bearing 1858 80 c. bistre-orange and 1857 20 c. indigo, first plate, two fine and fresh examples with fair to large margins all round, tied by SAVONA cds to the cover, endorsed "via d'Inghilterra" with "P.P." in oval, French entry "SARDAIGNE CULOZ" cds and "LONDON PAID" (AP 27 58) cds, all in red alongside, reverse with Torino, Paris-Calais TPO and blue Havanna transit (May 28) cds's. As the letter could not be fully prepaid to the receiver, in Cuba 'NE' (Northern Europe) and '2' (reales), both in blue were applied to the front. A very rare destination, an attractive and correctly prepaid cover in the rate of the 1857 Anglo-French convention, cert. Botacchi (2011) Sassone = € 10'000+.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold