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  • Lot# : 4172 Guatemala

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    Catalogue# : 18
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    Guatemala. 1881 (Aug 20): Cover, somewhat tired and with minor corrner fault at upper left, used to Bristol franked by provisional surcharge 5 c. on ½ r. yellow green, slight stain, cancelled by blue fancy handstamp (Goodman CF46) with octagonal "Correos-Guatemala" datestamp in violet at left. Reverse with Bristol arrival cds (Sept 27). An extremely rare issue on letter. Cert. Calves (1976) and Friedl (1976). Note: From August 1 until October 8, 1881 the Foreign Letter rate was 5 cents.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF