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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 355

xCROWNED CIRCLE HANDSTAMPS Mexico Vera Cruz 1849 (17 Oct.) entire letter from the British Consulate (cachet on reverse) to Philadelphia, rated "1/-", showing superb "paid/at/vera-cruz" in black overstruck by blue circular-framed "ship" and Mobile transit d.s. with handstruck "10" alongside and "franqueado/mexico" double-ring d.s. in red with, on reverse, fine Vera Cruz despatch double-arc d.s. Most attractive. S.G. CC3, £800 Estimate £ 300-400

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