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  • Lot# : 5364 France

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    RMSP & PSNC 1860 (July 30): Entire letter from Paris to Guayaquil, Ecuador endorsed "Voie de Panama" with blue handstamp, franked by 1853 20 c. blue horizontal pair, touched to huge margins with portions of adjoining stamps at top and at base, and 80 c. carmine in a horizontal strip of four with margins all round. Paris despatch cds (July 31) and 'London / Paid' transit in red (Aug 1), carried on the RMSP "Shannon" to St. Thomas, thence via the "Solent" to Colon. Struck with "PANAMA" double arc cds in black (Aug 22) and thence via PSNC Steamer from Panama to Guayaquil. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 214. A fine and most attractive entire. Cert. Von der Weid (1997).rnProvenance: Collection 'Mont Blanc', Corinphila sale 104, Sept 1998, lot 7942.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200.00 CHF