Lot 52026 – 1859, Devant de lettre pour Malaga, affranchissement
1859, Devant de lettre pour Malaga (Espagne), affranchissement avec 2 coupés en deux issus de 2 timbres différents Empire non dentelé Y&T n°17B, oblitération ancre avec à côté cachets à date octogonaux Uruguay du 16 septembre et “Uruguay / Saintonge” du lendemain, taxation 4R au tampon bleu à l’arrivée en Espagne, un usage unique de 2 coupés en deux de ce timbre et probablement la plus ancienne fraude postale en Uruguay, signé Pascal Scheller.
Note: le coupé en deux de ce timbre n’est pas répertorié dans l’Yvert & Tellier qui référence seulement le 40 centimes orange cote 100’000€.
France 1859 80c rose bisected two different stamp halfs used together possibly in order to defraud the post office tied by anchor with octogonal consular “Uruguay 16 sept 61” d.s and further ship mail date stamp “Uruguay Saintonge 17 sept 61” on cover front to Malaga, Spain, with 4R postage due on arrival. A unique usage of two bisects of the 80c Napoleon and certainly the earliest postal fraud of Uruguay.
Note: the 80c bisect is unrecorded in Yvert which mentions only the 40c (priced at 100’000€).
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