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  • Lot# : 5756 Malta

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    1879 (June 16): Great Britain 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 15 and 1876 8 d. orange, straight edge at right, used on 1876 large part cover from Malta to Rome carried at quadruple the 2½ d. UPU rate, tied by horizontal "MALTA / A25" duplex (June 16). Reverse with Rome arrival cds (June 19). Foxing around perforations but extremely rare, we believe this cover may be the sole example of an 1876 8 d. orange used from Malta still extant.rnSigned Raybaudi.rnProvenance: Collection Francisco, Christie's, London, 22 March 1989, lot 2251.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF