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Lot# 5535 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 5535 Nicaragua

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    1853/55: USA 3 c. dull red, a horizontal pair used on 1853 cover from San Francisco to New Bedford, Mass., tied by 'San Francisco / Cal.' datestamp (Jan 15) in black. Framed 'FROM / NOISY CARRIERS / MAIL / 77 LONG WHARF S.F. CAL.' in black at left. The cover left for San Juan del Sur on board the SS Independence, travelling 'via Nicaragua' (San Juan del Norte) where transferred to 'The Star of the West' which arrived in New York on Feb 5, 1853. The adhesives with small faults but rare. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1993).
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF