Lot# 5350 - Auction 274-283
Auction 274-283
-> South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part IV)
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-> Panama
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Lot# : 5350 Panama
British P.O.'s in Colon 1856: Cover from Panama to Paris with oval sender's cachet 'Hurtado Hermanos / Panama' in red on reverse, mailed via British P.O. with extremely rare usage of double arc COLON datestamp in red (Feb 23) well struck alongside. Carried via London (March 20) where struck with framed "COLONIES / ART. 18" in red with handstruck '15' décimes due mark in black. A rare cover - the Colon cds in red is recorded in use during 1855 and 1856 only.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHF