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  • Lot# : 5468 Spain

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    British Post Office 1853: Prepaid cover from Barcelona, Cataluna to Buenos Ayres, Argentina endorsed "por Canarias", with manuscript '10' at right, struck in transit with very fine "♚  / PAID AT TENERIFFE" in black with red manuscript '1/-' rate alongside. Reverse with double arc TENERIFFE cds of despatch (March 16) in black. A rare and fine cover, surprisingly much rarer without the Spanish adhesives, this being the earliest recorded usage of this Crown Circle Gi = £ 3'750. Provenance: Collection Andre Bollen, Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb. 1983, lot 455; Spink, London, 9-10 March 2005, lot 377.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500.00 CHF
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