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    1865: ½ r. ultramarine on greyish paper, a used block of four of fine impression, barely grazed at top otherwise with large margins all round, used on 1866 entire letter to Lima cancelled by "Guayaquil" datestamp (Dec 3) in black. One stamp with tiny wormhole otherwise of wonderful appearance and an extremely rare early usage of a block on letter. Cert. Moorhouse (2014).rnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, June 1958, lot 998; Collection 'Crown Point', Corinphila sale 131, Oct 2001, lot 6689; Collection Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 191, Nov 2014, lot 799.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF