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Auction: SW1015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 142

1861-62, 1/2r. orange, strip of five, margins ranging from very large to touching (in one stamp at top), tied by blue “Correos/Caracas” cds’s on 19 September 1861 cover to La Guaira (less than 25 miles), not exceeding 1 3/4 oz. Some acidic ink erosions in addressee’s panel which has been reinforced on reverse with tape along with a vertical crease affecting one stamp. A scarce and desirable high franking. Cert. Moorhouse. Ex Gebauer, Gibson and Heister.

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