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  • Lot# : 5760 Malta

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    1870 (Nov 2): Great Britain 1867/73 3 d. rose pl. 5 in a horizontal pair, some blunted perfs., used on 1870 entire letter from Malta to Porto, Portugal endorsed 'via Gibraltar', tied by horizontal "MALTA / A25" duplex (Nov 3). 'Gibraltar' transit cds on front (Nov 7) and struck with framed POR ALEXANDRIA at Lisbon (Nov 11) and charged '15' reis due in black. Lisbon transit and Porto arrival on reverse (Nov 12) of an attractive and scarce cover to an unusual destination.rnProvenance: Collection Francisco, Christie's, London, 22 March 1989, lot 2317.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF