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Auction: SW1013 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1

1858, 15c. blue, a marginal example from the base of the sheet, ample to huge margins, used on 14 July 1858 entire letter from Salta to Tupiza (Bolivia) tied by light strike of ''Salta/Franca'' ornamental handstamp, with adjacent second strike. Being a cover addressed to a bordering country, the triple rate not exceeding 3/4 oz as per domestic postage was applied. A very rare marginal copy of the highest denomination in this issue on cover, with the added significance of being one of about five covers known addressed to a foreign destination. Cert. Del Mazo. Kn 3.

Sold for
€1,400