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Auction: SW1015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 141

1861-62, 1/2r. orange, a very fresh strip of five, from mostly very large margins showing neighbouring stamp at base, to cut into slightly in one place at bottom left, on entire letter weighing from1 1/2 to less than 1 3/4 oz from Caracas to La Guaira, endorsed ''Pr 2° Correo'' and dated 6 September 1861, each stamp cancelled by ''0'' numeral handstamp with bold strike of cds on dispatch at left, both applied in blue. Vertical crease passing through the second stamp at right. A scarce high franking combined with the uncommon use of this cancellation on multi-rate mail. Cert. Moorhouse. Ex Heister.

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€1,500