Lot 51440 – 1899 Cover to Havana one of five known covers franked with a single stamp from the fourth printing
Lot 51440 – 1899 Cover to Havana one of five known covers franked with a single stamp from the fourth printing
Lot 51440 – 1899 Cover to Havana one of five known covers franked with a single stamp from the fourth printing
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
1’500 – 3’000 EUR
Auction date
Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1899 (Jan 8) Cover to Havana (Cuba) franked with 3c on 1c black-violet, fourth printing, tied by Puerto Principe cds, envelope has vertical crease, torn, with soiling and damage to front, part of back missing which does not detract from the importance of this usage, being a rare example of the 3c Spanish colonial rate for island mail; one of five known covers franked with a single stamp from the fourth printing; cert. Friedl; ex Prats.
Catalogue ref: Scott 196
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