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Auction: 6010 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World - Washington Philatelic Exhibition Auction
Lot: 195

Peru 1854 (19 Feb.) entire letter from Islay "via Panama" to New Bedford, U.S.A., rated "6d" in red ink and showing a fine strike of the Crowned circle "paid/at islay" overcancelled with "steamship/20/Cts", "islay" double-arc d.s. for 21 March on reverse; the entire letter with some light soiling though a rare Crowned Circle handstamp. S.G. CC4, £4,500. Photo Estimate US$ 2,000-2,500

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