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Auction: SW1020 - Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
Lot: 351

Puerto RicoBritish Post OfficeSan Juan1860, Jan 13. Entire letter datelined in Humacao, dispatched at San Juan and directed to New York, franked, for the inland rate, with 1857 1r. green, tied by "parrilla" cancel with blue c.d.s. alongside, together with red "Paid/At/San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle, 1 shilling crayon notation, and "Steamship 10" due marking on receipt, backstamped with British datestamps of San Juan and St. Thomas. Two filing folds, one affecting the adhesive. Several features make this a remarkable cover: the very rare combination of this stamp on mail through the British P.O., the unusual destination for this consular mail, and the infrequent application of the crowned circle in red combined with local stamps. Edifil Ant.8. Ex Borromeo d'Adda.

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