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Lot# 903 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 903 Mexico

    Mazatlan 1868: 12 c. black on green, imperforate, a used horizontal strip of six and a single example (Invoice 8-1869) good margins all round, used on 20 April 1869 cover to Mazatlan, tied by four fine strikes of wreathed "FRANCO / EN / COSALA" in black (Schatzkes fig. 756). An exceptional high franking in the foremost quality. Signed Georges Lamy, Todd AIEP.rnrnProvenance: Balasse, Brussels, 29 Sept 1954; Collection Georges Lamy.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF