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  • Lot# : 5652 Chile

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    1874 (May 2): Great Britain 1873 1 s. green pl. 8, a single example used on 1874 mourning cover from Valparaiso to the German Consul in Caracas, Venezuela endorsed 'via Panama' tied by "C30" obliterator in black with 'Valparaiso' despatch cds (May 2) alongside. Found to be double weight as fully prepaid for single tariff, and struck with "INSUFFICIENTLY / + / PREPAID" in red. Three line dated PANAMA / TRANSIT in black (May 20) on front and reverse with 'St. Thomas' cds (May 28) where struck with "No. (5069) / DETAINED FOR POSTAGE (1/-)" with bracketed figures in manuscript. Presumably paid and sent on to Caracas. Some unsurprising edge wear to envelope, a most unusual cover.rnNote: The German Consul Erwin Stammann was a great critic of the Venezuelan President Guzman Blanco, calling him a despot and megalomaniac and Venezuela a “pitiful mestizo state”.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF