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Auction: SW1015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 144

1863-65, 2r. green, a remarkably intense shade, full to ample margins which are just touched in places, used for onward transmission in Venezuela, on 22 January 1864 cover from Le Havre (France) to Caracas, franked on departure with 1862 40c. orange and 80c. carmine, tied by ''1769'' ''gross chiffres'' lozenges with matching cds in centre (partly covered by the Venezuela adhesive), used to pay a quadruple rate per each 7,5 gr to Venezuela, with boxed red ''P.P.'' alongside. The Venezuelan adhesive being tied by ''Correos/Mar 23/La Guaira'' cds and paying a quadruple weight letter rate from La Guaira to Caracas, within 25 miles in distance. Slightly rust spotted, hardly affecting the franking and of no significance for this important item, exhibiting one of only three recorded French-Venezuelan combination frankings on cover in this issue. Cert. Moorhouse, signed Calves. Scott 14. Ex Heister.

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