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  • Lot# : 4443 Guatemala

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    1871 (March 1): 5 c. bistre-brown, a single example used with 10 c. blue (2), one with rounded corner perf., used on the famous 1871 double rate cover to San Francisco, USA all adhesives cancelled by light strikes of the Guatemala City "1" numeral obliterator and by Maltese Cross segmented cork handstamps in black to prevent possible re-use. 'Correos / Guatemala' circular datestamp in black at left (Oct 10) and the 5 c. adhesive further tied on arrival by "San Francisco / Cal." cds (Oct 27) in black. Taxed upon receipt with '20' (cents) due to pay in manuscript. A very rare and spectacular cover, the earliest recorded stamped cover to the USA, prepaying double the 'decimal' rate (March 1, 1871 to January 26, 1872) of 12 centavos to the American nations and the sole exaample thus. Illustrated in the Goodman handbook on page 48. Exceptionally rare: the earliest recorded stamped cover from Guatemala.rnrnProvenance: Collection Norman Hubbard, Stanley Gibbons, New York, 17 March 1981, lot 108; Collection Mark Spycher, Nov 2008; Investphila, sale 15, Lugano, 17-18 April 2010, lot 552.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF