Lot 51355 – 1898 Cover 3c on 3m first printing, one of only two known 3c stamps of the first printing on cover
Lot 51355 – 1898 Cover 3c on 3m first printing, one of only two known 3c stamps of the first printing on cover
Lot 51355 – 1898 Cover 3c on 3m first printing, one of only two known 3c stamps of the first printing on cover
United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe
Price realised
1’900 EUR
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Auction date
Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1898 (Dec 20) Cover sent to Havana (Cuba), franked with 3c on 3m orange-brown, first printing, position 4, neatly tied by blue Correo de Puerto Principe cds, with crisp blue Havana cancel to back dated 29 December, horizontal creases and small tear to the top hardly perceptible, a very fine example; one of only two known 3c stamps of the first printing on cover; ex Prats.
Catalogue ref: Scott 180
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