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Lot# 7558 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 7558 Toscana

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    1853/55: Tuscany, 2 cr. blue-green single, 9 cr. brown-lilac, six singles, used on cover, from LIVORNO (Italian Tuscany) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by Livorno datestamp in black (8 April 1857), 'P.D' in black erased with rectagular crossed line cancel also in black, Spanish charge mark '16Rs' in blue applied on arrival in Spain, carried by Corsican steamer and franked 56 cr. corresponding to four times the rate, two indistinct transit datestamps in black to reverse, horizontal filing crease lower section well away from stamps; an exceptionally rare cover, probably the highest franking to Spain from Tuscany.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF