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Auction: 16USA - The Frederick R Mayer Collection of Costa Rica
Lot: 80

#2, 1863 2r Scarlet, deep color, tied to an exceptionally clean folded letter from San Jose to New York by boxed ""25 Mar 78"" date handstamp, matching double circle ""San Jose/Mar 25, 1878/Costa Rica"" postmark along side, upon arrival struck with ""New York/Apr16"" and ""Due 5 Cents"" dual circular markings, mild vertical filing crease just passes through stamp, overall very fine; a most attractive Estimate US$ 600-700

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