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  • Lot# : 5558 Cuba

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    1843 (June 24): Entire letter from Santiago de Cuba to St. Thomas prepaid '1/-' in manuscript, struck with superb "♚ / PAID / AT / ST. JAGO-DE-CUBA" in red. The entire, addressed to the Forwarding Agents Schon, Willink & Co., is somewhat typically fragile but bears a superb strike of the double arc ST. JAGO-DE-CUBA cds in black on reverse (July 5). Rare: this being the earliest of the eight examples recorded Gi = £ 6'000.rnProvenance: Collection Andre Bollen, DF, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11624.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5559 Cuba

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    1844 (April 12): Entire letter from Santaigo de Cuba to Bordeaux via London, struck with very fine double arc ST. JAGO-DE-CUBA cds in black (April 18). London transit in red (May 23) and struck there with framed COLONIES / &c. ART.12 in red, charged '20' décimes due on delivery.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 5560 Cuba

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    1870 (Oct 24): Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 11 and 1867 1 s. green pl. 4, both of rich colour, used on 1870 cover to Vera Cruz, Mexico tied by "HAVANA / C58" duplex in black (Oct 24), with "7" reales due marking in black applied upon receipt at left. The 1 s. with one short perf. but an early usage of the duplex on a charming and rare cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF
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