Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012
Category — Foreign Stamps and Covers: India thru Western Australia
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2135
PHILIPPINES, 1892, 5c Green (153). Used with two 2c Gray Brown (148) and also -1/8c Dull Blue, 1m Ultramarine and 5m Deep Blue Green, Newspapers (P8 pair, P12, P20), tied by "Correos Manila 4 Ene. 97" double-circle datestamp on cover to Hamburg, Germany, purple "Via Marsella" and "Alemania" handstamps, Very Fine, unusual franking combining Newspaper stamps and regular issues to pay the 8 centavos single-weight franking via the Spanish naval steamer Elcano
E. 500-750
275