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Auction: 16USA - The Frederick R Mayer Collection of Costa Rica
Lot: 204

1877 Official cover, sent to Manuel de J. Jimenez, the son of President Jesus Jimenez, with crisp ""San Jose, Set 7, 1877"" c.d.s. at top, flap with national Coat of Arms printed in red, flap repair just barely goes into the top of the cover but does not affect the postmark, fine; reportedly the only recorded example of a free frank used in the period of the first issue stamp Estimate US$ 250-300

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