Lot 51348 – 1898 the only known cover with an intact strip of five from this provisional issue
Lot 51348 – 1898 the only known cover with an intact strip of five from this provisional issue
Lot 51348 – 1898 the only known cover with an intact strip of five from this provisional issue
United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe
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Price realised
1’600 EUR
Estimate
800 – 1’200 EUR
Auction date
Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1898 (Dec 28) Cover sent to Nuevitas (Cuba), franked with 2c on 2m orange-brown, first printing, strip of five with the displaced two cent overprint, neatly tied by the Puerto Principe cds, although a much reduced cover with soiling and damage, not detracting from this important item being a rare example of the 10c triple Spanish colonial rate overpaid by 1c, as well as the only known cover with an intact strip of five from this provisional issue; ex Tows and Prats.
Catalogue ref: Scott 178, 179
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