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Auction: 168 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1106

#2, 1862 5c Black, showing small red crayon cancel, used on folded cover to Granada, docketed on back from Rivas on June 26, 1863, with manuscript "2c" alongside, fine; this is one of the scarcest first issues of any country used on cover, with only four examples recorded, this exhibiting a unique franking and, of even more significance, representing the earliest usage recorded; the significance of this issue on cover is additionally enhanced by the fact of Nicaragua being the first country in Central America to issue stamps; 2010 Moorhouse certificate.

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