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Lot# 5335 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 5335 Nicaragua

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    1913: Currency Change. Perkins Bacon hand-painted Essay for proposed new 5 c. value, stamp size with bromide photograph of Cordoba in central vignette, surround painted in pale and deep indigo blue showing "Correos 1913" at top with "Nicaragua", "5" and "Centavos" picked out in gold. A remarkable Essay, the Contract for the 1914 issue being handed to the American Banknote Co. probably as a result of the First World War. Unique.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF