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  • Lot# : 5593 Puerto Rico

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    1866 (Aug 10): Great Britain 1865 3 d. rose pl. 4, 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 8 in a horizontal pair and 1 s. green pl. 4, all used on 1866 cover from San Juan to Madrid tied by two fine strikes of the "C61" obliterator with red 'Porto-Rico / Paid' cds in red below (Aug 10). 'London / Paid' cds (Aug 28) and oval 'PD' and thus treated as fully paid in London. On arrival struck with large "½" (real) handstamp in blue and taxed for local delivery with 1866 20 c. lilac, two examples (Mi. 78) tied by Madrid cds (Aug 31) in black (repeated on reverse) and with '4' in red crayon. Ironed file fold but a remarkably beautiful and unique cover. Cert. BPA (1989).rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 27-29 Nov 1969, lot 1012.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold