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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 513

Portuguese Guinea 1886 (24 Jan.) envelope (opened-out) registered to Marsden in Lisbon, bearing 1881 small overprint 100r. grey-lilac strip of four and 200r. deep orange on the front, and 300r. chocolate on reverse, all tied by oval "bissau guinea" datestamps and with Lisbon arrival (10 Feb.) on reverse; the 100r. strip and registration label affixed overlapping the edge resulting in some small faults, nevertheless a spectacular and certainly unique franking. S.G. 7, 8, 10. Photo Estimate £ 7,000-8,000 Provenance: Marsden Louis Frazao

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