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Lot# 7571 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 7571 Papal state

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    1865: Coat of Arms, 6 b. black on grey and 8 b. black on white pair, used on cover, from ROME to BARCELONA (Spain), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with faint Rome datestamp in black alongside (10 April 1866), also a black 'P.P', red French transit datestamp and a Spanish '4Rs' postage due mark in blue, endorsed top "Urgentissima' (most urgent), addressed to 'Cesare Boccolini' (Italian opera singer), on the reverse a Barcelona arrival datestamp (14 April 1866), does have a horizontal and diagonal crease not affecting stamps, soiled, otherwise a fine example of the 22 b. rate to Spain, rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold