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

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.