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  • Lot# : 5525 British Guyana

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    1860 (Feb 7): Great Britain 1857 1 d. red (2, one with rounded corner) used with 1856 6 d. lilac in a horizontal pair on 1860 cover from Georgetown / Demerara to Dresden, Saxony tied by "AO4" obliteratros in black. Reverse with single ring DEMERARA cds (Feb 7) and Dresden arrival datestamp, obverse with 'London / Paid' cds in red and 'Aus England Per Aachen / Franco' datestamp (March 7) in red. A rare franking to a most unusual destination.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 13 Dec 2001, lot 72.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF