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Lot# 4111 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4111 Puerto Rico

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    1876 (May 12): Great Britain 1870 ½ d. rose-red pl. 6, 1864 1 d. red pl. 159 and 1876 4 d. vermilion pl. 15 in a vertical pair with one stamp removed below, all used on 1876 cover from Naguabo to Elsfleth near Bremen tied by two strikes of enormously rare "582" obliterator of Naguabo and by 'London / Paid' transit cds (May 30) in red. Fine circular "NAGUABO / PAID" datestamp at right in black (May 12) and reverse with Elsfleth arrival cds (June 1) in black. Illustrated in Parmenter & Gordon on page 5/63. Despite the missing adhesive, this cover ranks amongst the great rarities of Great Britain Used Abroad, being the latest of just three covers recorded with British stamps from Naguabo. Certs. RPSL (1959), Philatelic Foundation (1984) and Sismondo (2005).rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 995; Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11708; Collection Gaspar Roca, Harmers, New York, 21 March 2006, lot 503.rnNaguabo covers: 27 Dec 1875 with pair of 4 d. vermilion pl. 14 to Trinidad (ex Acevedo), 26 April 1976 with 1 s. green to Torquay (see P&G page 5/64), 12 May 1876 the above cover to Germany. rn 
    Starting bid : 10,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000.00 CHF