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Auction: SW1015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 74

1855, April 6. Entire letter from Montevideo to Tarragona (Spain), showing very fine ''Paid/At/Montevideo'' crowned circle handstamp, denoting prepayment of mail carried to a non-British destination, manuscript ''1/-'' indicating British packet postage paid, and Spanish ''4 R.'' (reales) due marking from the addressee, with British consular datestamp on back. Disinfection slits at first port of call, Santa Cruz of Tenerife (Canary Islands) with cds on reverse (the British packets from South America routinely called in the Canary Islands until 1858). Some rust spots, especially at edges, though still an attractive and desirable piece with a clear strike. Fewer than 15 examples of this postmark are recorded. Cert. Hernández Rocha. S.G. CC1.

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