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    1866 (Oct 3): Great Britain 1865 1 s. green pl. 4, a single example (OL) and two horizontal strips of four (KI-KL and LI-LL), used on 1866 cover with complete original contents ("with this mail I send a journal of experiences between between Guayaquil and Quito") sent from the U.S. Consulate in Quito endorsed 'care of the U.S. Consul in Guayaquil' to Columbus, Ohio, USA all tied by six strikes of the "C41" obliterator with fair 'Guayaquil' double arc cds in black on reverse. Double arc PANAMA datestamp of transit on front (Oct 20) and, at left "N. York / Steamship" handstamp in blue-black. Faults commensurate with size, weight and journey, a spectacular nine times rate franking.rnNote: Addressed to the editor of the Ohio State Journal, the writer states "I think Newspapers would reach me if sent to the care of the U.S. Consul in Panama - a 2 cent stamp is necessary" and "I showed (a Henry Rifle) to the Nuncio and he thought if he had 20'000 Henry Rifles he could defend the dominions of the Pope".rnrnProvenance: RL, Zurich, 5 Dec 1991, lot 610.
    Starting bid : 1,250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400.00 CHF