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  • Lot# : 5758 Malta

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    1877 (March 27): Great Britain 1876/79 2½ d. rosy mauve pl. 6, a used block of four, lettered CE/DF, on 1877 cover from Malta to Livorno endorsed 'Col Postale Italiano', carried at quadruple the 2½ d. UPU rate, tied by three strikes of the horizontal "MALTA / A25" duplex (March 27). Siracusa transit (March 28) and Livorno arrival (March 30) on reverse. A few wrinkles but a splendid and extremely rare franking. Ex Abrahamson.rnProvenance: Collection Leslie Wheeler, RL, London, 25-26 March 1986, lot 900; Collection Francisco, Christie's, London, 22 March 1989, lot 2244.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF