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Lot# 7561 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 7561 Toscana

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    1853/55: Lion, 1 cr. purple-lilac, 4 cr. dark green, and 9 cr. brown-purple, used on cover, from LIVORNO (Italian Tuscany) to PUEBLA (Spain), tied by black Livorno datestamp (10 March 1858), with Spanish charge mark '4R' in blue and one in black, carried by Corsican steamer, French transit in red 'TOSCANNE/ANTIBES', on reverse Bordeaux and Lugo transits in black (18 March 1858), Noya in blue (20 March 1858), heavy vertical filing crease centrally running down right side of 4 cr. which has a tear midway down that side, 9 cr. touching top otherwise margins all round, 1 cr. cut into and has a fault at top, diagonal crease to top left of cover, soiled, however a rare tri-colour example from Tuscany to Spain. Gi = €3'500.
    Starting bid : 550 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold