Lot 61772 – 1868 10c yellow-green, the largest franking on cover

Stamp of Uruguay 1868 10c yellow-green, the largest franking on cover
Stamp of Uruguay 1868 10c yellow-green, the largest franking on cover
Stamp of Uruguay 1868 10c yellow-green, the largest franking on cover
Stamp of Uruguay 1868 10c yellow-green, the largest franking on cover

Lot 61772 – 1868 10c yellow-green, the largest franking on cover

Uruguay
Price realised
4’000 EUR
Estimate
2’500 – 3’000 EUR
Auction date
jeu. 17 juin 2021 at 20:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1868 10c green, five examples, of which two cut into in few places, otherwise margins ranging from good to very large, on single registered rate cover up to 4 “adarmes” from San José to Montevideo, tied by framed “CERTIFICADO” hs and manuscript “-De San José.-” , two additional strikes of the registration postmark in lower angles and docketing of receipt inside for registered mail (both features being required by the postal rules), some cover edge imperfections; the most important cover recorded for this denomination, representing the largest 10c imperforate franked cover known; cert. Hernández Rocha (2008); ex Hoffmann, Wolman, Longley and Scott.

Catalogue ref: Scott 31

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