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lot # 146 - Overseas Colombia

Tuesday Nov 18, 2014 09:00 to Saturday Nov 22, 2014 16:00 Europe/Zurich
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Nov 18, 08:00 GMT

1866: 10 c. lilac, four margined example used on 1868 cover to Grenoble, France tied by light oval BOGOTÁ oval handstamp in black; thence carried by French Paquebot with octagonal STE. MARTHE / PAQ. FR. A No. 3 datestamp (Feb 3) in black. Charged '10' décimes due in manuscript on arrival (Feb 25). Part flap missing and two tiny nicks at top of envelope but a scarce usage. Cert. Moorhouse (2014).rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Gordon N. John' (Nov 1984), lot 261.191: COLOMBIA & SCADTA, incl. Dr. Hugo Goeggel Collection + Mexico

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