Lot 42278 – 1859, 1/2r orange, fine impression, pair on cover from Escuque to Maracaibo

Stamp of Venezuela 1859, 1/2r orange, fine impression, pair on cover from Escuque to Maracaibo

Lot 42278 – 1859, 1/2r orange, fine impression, pair on cover from Escuque to Maracaibo

Venezuela
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
400 – 600 EUR
Auction date
Wed 2 Dec 2020 at 18:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859, 1/2r orange, fine impression, horizontal pair in an uncommonly intense colour, complete to wide margins, paying the second distance from 25 to 100 miles on June 9, 1859 folded cover from Escuque to Maracaibo, tied by crossed pen strokes, vertical crease passing through one stamp, a rare usage to pay the 1 real rate; cert. Asofilca (2004).
Catalogue ref: Scott 1a

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