Lot 10593 – Puebla 7c lithographed solo use printed matter cover

ONE OF ONLY TWO PRINTED MATTER RATE COVERS BEARING THE 7C

Puebla 7c gray lithographed (consignment #82-1866 sub 20), full to mainly large margins, solo use on cover to Mexico dated January 2, 1867, carried at printed matter rate and containing the liquidation of the Marrón Hermanos Company. The stamp sub 50 is for Acatlán, but the cover was mailed from Puebla, with only 20 stamps being sent to this sub. Only two covers with printed matter rate are known so far, a postal-history showpiece of great significance in the advanced collection.

Provenance: Quast.