Lot 20126 – 1898 Civilian cover to New York showing “MIL. ST./MAYAGUEZ/P. R.” provisional railway duplex
Lot 20126 – 1898 Civilian cover to New York showing “MIL. ST./MAYAGUEZ/P. R.” provisional railway duplex
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Price realised
700 USD
Estimate
750 – 1’000 USD
Auction date
Wed 13 Oct 2021 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1898 (Sept 16). Civilian cover to New York, franked by 1c and pair of 2c, showing in center “MIL. ST./MAYAGUEZ/P. R.” provisional railway duplex cancel, Military Station No. 1 Ponce transit and New York arrival on reverse; a very rare early mail (only ten days after the station was opened) with only five examples recorded of this provisional, all applied on civilian correspondence; ex Acevedo and Kugel.
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