Sale 1010 — 2011 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 18 June, 2011
Category — French Consular P.O. in Cuba
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FRANCE, 1872, 80c Rose (63). Horizontal pair and single, used with 40c Orange (59) and horizontal pair of 10c Bister (60), tied by anchor in diamond of dots cancels, well-struck "Santiago-De-Cuba Paq. Fr. D No. 2 27 Fevr. 76" octagonal datestamp on blue folded cover to Paris, France, endorsed "pr Ville de Brest" at upper left, light strike of blue receiving backstamp, faint horizontal file fold well away from stampsVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE THREE-COLOR FRANKING FROM SANTIAGO DE CUBA TO FRANCE.
The franking pays three-times the 1fr rate.
E. 2,500-3,000
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