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Auction: SW1020 - Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
Lot: 80

CubaOutgoing Mail1842, Sept. 28. Entire letter from Matanzas via Cádiz to Madrid, with oval "Correo Maritimo./N°. 3" handstamp (P.E. 46) in yellow with, on reverse, blue "1½" & "4" rate marking and Madrid c.d.s., additionally struck on front with 'Baeza' c.d.s. and charged "9R" in red on arrival. An exceptional example bearing six different postmarks including the very rare "Empresa" marking in yellow and three different rates.

Sold for
€400