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Auction: 16USA - The Frederick R Mayer Collection of Costa Rica
Lot: 86

#3, 1863 4r Green, well centered single tied to gorgeous canary colored double weight cover to Paris, France by boxed ""25 May 79"" datestamp, matching perfect strike of ""San Jose/May 25 1879"" (SJ-Pmk8) double circle postmark at left, with colored embossed sender´s cachet on reverse, routed via London with red transit c.d.s. on reverse, with bold ""T"" unpaid mail marking on front, along with blue crayon ""1.10"" accountancy marking, ""16"" arrival rating handstamp, as well as a red Calais transit c.d.s., very fine; a lovely and rare cover; less than ten ""cuatro reales"" first issue covers are known, this being one of the most eye-appealing of th Estimate US$ 2,200-2,600

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