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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1082

1859, 240c. vermilion, ample to large balanced margins, tied to cover from Montevideo to Buenos Aires by ?Admon de Correos/16 Mayo 1862/Montevideo? oval datestamp, paying a triple weight external rate up to 3/4 oz, with endorsement ?P. Mississippi? alongside. Two soiling spots of little consequence. A very rare franking of which only about 15 are recorded. Cert. Hernández Rocha. Signed A. Diena and G. Bolaffi. Ciardi 12. Ex Sciarra. Starting Price US$ 1,500

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