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Lot# 4369 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4369 Spain

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    1855 (Feb 8): Cover from Madrid to Buenos Aires franked by 1855 2 r. vermilion in a horizontal pair, large margins all round and just grazed at right, used on thin paper 1855 cover from Madrid to Buenos Aires via the Canary Islands, tied by barred obliterators with 'Madrid' despatch cds alongside (Feb 8) all in blue. Passed to British Agency for Southbound ship and struck with superb "♚ / PAID / AT / TENERIFFE" in black with double arc datestamp on reverse (March 16) in black. A rare and most attractive cover Gi = £ 3'750.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 1270; Collection 'Murcia', RL, Zurich, 23 Nov 1988, lot 1886.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF