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Lot# 4232 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4232 Uruguay

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    1864 (March 2): Great Britain 1856/57 4 d. rose, a used example tied to 1864 cover from Montevideo to France endorsed 'Packet Anglais' tied by Uruguayan Post Office datestamp "Admon de Correos / Montevideo" in black (March 2). Carried on British Packet with London transit cds (April 4) in red and struck with "GB / 1F 60c." accountancy marking in black and charged '8' décimes due on receipt. A tad soiled but a most exceptional usage, already described by Robson Lowe in 1950 as "Believed unique" and the only cover recorded by us to date.rnProvenance: Collection McGowan, RL, London, 26 July 1950, lot 453; Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 1030; Harmer London, 11 March 1993, lot 47.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,500.00 CHF