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Auction: 168 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 739

"Missent To St Vincent" straight-line handstamp, on September 12, 1912 envelope from Freiburg, Germany, via Cherbourg addressed to Grenada, additionally tying the "Germania" 20pf, this mail being erroneously forwarded to St. Vincent, from where it was redirected to Grenada, where the tax hexagonal marking and the postage due 1d where applied, the latter very slightly obscuring the instructional St. Vincent marking, all on front, showing St. Vincent and Grenada c.d.s.'s on back; vertical crease not affecting the frankings; one of just three usages recorded and a most rare combination of postmarks and adhesives;

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