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Auction: 163 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1034

French Colonies, Maury #2, 5, 1859-62 5c Green and 40c Vermilion, single and pair of latter, all with full to large margins except for a very small part touching one of the designs in the pair at base, all tied to fresh and clean November 10, 1865 cover to Philadelphia, United States, by black lozenge cancels, with black Pointe-a-Pitre c.d.s., entered the British mail to be carried via Havana with very fine "Paid At Guadaloupe" crowned circle handstamp in red, British "1/-" packet rate in red crayon and "Steamship/10" due entry handstamp for the ship fee to be paid on delivery, showing on reverse red Guadaloupe double-arc datestamp and St. Thomas transit, a very fresh and attractive cover featuring a rare and desirbale combination franking (SG CC1).

Sold for
$850