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  • Lot# : 3011 Colombia

    Santa Fé de Bogotá-La Plata-Popayan-Quito Route 1774 (April 7): Prepaid entire letter from Pasto to Popayan, distance 50 leagues / 279 kms., struck with superb PASTO handstamp in brown (Tizon 2 = RRR) with manuscript "Franca" bracketed alongside "1½" reales manuscript rate for a single letter up to ½ ounce. A rare and particularly attractive cover.
    Provenance: Collection Santa Maria (S & L, Oct 1992), lot 86.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF