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Auction: 168 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 611

VK #36, GJ #38, 1867-73 5c Red, paying the internal postage tied by pen stroke and dispatch c.d.s. on 1875, November 10 folded cover from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux (addressee's name and street removed), in combination with France 1871-75 Ceres 25c strip of four to enter the French P.O. and paying the single rate, tied by anchor lozenges, showing interesting "Senegal" straight line handstamp struck at Buenos Aires, denoting the carriage of the French steamer, and "Buenos-Ayres/Paq. Fr. J N°3" octagonal datestamp alongside, with receiving c.d.s. on back; filing fold passing through the 5c adhesive and tear at affecting one French stamp, barely visible on front; an interesting combination franking; signed Jamet.

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$140