Lot# 7596 - Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 7596 Netherlands
1852: King Willem III, 5 c. light blue strip of five and one single with a 10 c. pink carmine, used on cover, from AMSTERDAM to BARCELONA, dated 26 Sept 1862, cancelled by black rectangular 'FRANCO' and tied by a French datestamp 'PAYS BAS VALN** in red (28 Sept 1862), with Spanish '4Rs.' charge mark in black and a 'P.P.' also in black, to the reverse a La Junquera and Barcelona datestamps in black (30 Sept 1862), vertical filing crease through third stamp centrally, some soiling, the single 10 c. has irregular side and is cut into, the 5 c. strip and single are good to large margins, a scarce combination to make up the 40 c. rate, rare to Spain, six covers recorded. Cert. H. Vleeming (2016).Starting bid : 450 CHFHammer price : 550 CHF