Lot# 5637 - Auction 250-256
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Lot# : 5637 Chile
1874 (May 5): Great Britain 1867 9 d. straw pl. 4, a used horizontal pair with perfs. trimmed at right, on 1874 cover from Caldera to Plymouth tied by bold strike of the "C37" obliterator with single ring 'Caldera' datestamp adjacent (May 5) both struck in blue. Reverse with one side flap missing but complete British P.O. 'Callao' cds (May 13) in black and Plymouth arrival cds (June 12). A rare and most appealing cover.rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 17-18 Feb 1969, lot 281.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHF