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Lot# 5220 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 5220 Portugal

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    Catalogue# : 39+40+41
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    Lamport & Holt (Booth) Line / Messageries Impériales 1872/73: Entire letters (2) from Barcelona to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, each mailed from Lisbon. Earlier entire endorsed "Vapor Ebro" (L&H Line), franked by 1870 80 r. orange, perf. 12½, tied by "1" numeral obliterator with Lisbon despatch cds alongside - rate for subsidised ships; second entire with 1870 50 r. green, small fault and 100 r. lilac carried by unsubsidised French Packet "Senegal". A saving of 70 reis using a subsidised ship.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF