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Lot# 6118 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 6118 France

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    1857 (Aug 31): Cover from Paris to Vera Cruz, endorsed "par vapeur 2 7bre via Southampton", bearing 1854 Napoléon imperf. 80 c. dark carmine in a horizontal strip of five with fresh colour and good to huge margins, tied by Paris 'D' lozenge with matching indistinct despatch cds of the Bureau de quartier 'J' in black, framed PD and London "PAID 1 SP 1857" transit datestamp, these in red alongside. Upon arrival charged with handstruck '4' (reales) due marking (four times rate at 10 grams). A spectacular and extremely rare Ship mail franking paying five times the 80 centimes rate via Great Britain which came into force in January 1857. Cert. Brun (2022).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF