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Auction: 5011 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 1440

Great Britain Used Abroad Cyprus 1879 (29 Oct.) envelope from Larnaca "Via Brindisi" to Florence, bearing 1870-79 1/2d. Plate 14 and 1864-79 1d. (2) Plates 192 and 212, tied by "942" cancellations with a fine strike of the c.d.s. below showing, on reverse, Brindisi and Firenze c.d.s.; light central vertical crease clear of the adhesives, and part of the flap at reverse removed, not detracting from the fine overall appearance. A rare franking. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-2,500

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