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Lot# 2892 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 2892 Guatemala

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    1887: UPU 'Avis de Réception' printed form for a registerede / AR letter from Quetzaltenango to Launceston, Tasmania (extraordinary destination at this date) with framed "CERTIFICADO / QUETZALTENANGO" despatch in violet (Nov 3), partial transit of San Francisco (Nov 27) in red and "Launceston / Tasmania" arrival cds (Jan 13, 1888) in black. Sold together with a list from the Guatemalan Post Office showing that just 5 registered letters to Australia were sent in 1887, the AR form itself believed unique from a provincial Post Office. 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold