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Auction: SW1015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 140

1861-62, 1/2r. orange, an impressive left sheet-margin copy, with mostly large margins on the other three sides, tied in transit by ''Correos/Nov 4/La Guaira'' cds in black, on single rate entire letter from Puerto Cabello, 31st October 1863, to Caracas. This is the only example recorded on cover of this cancellation in black, which, in view of the extensive usage of this datestamp, makes this cover an exceptional rarity. The late use of this stamp was the cause of being applied in an exceptional colour for the period in which this issue was mainly used. In addition, being a marginal copy on cover increases its rarity factor. Cert. Moorhouse. Ex Heister.

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€300