1791 (Aug 5): Entire letter from Honda to Popayan, distance 147 leagues / 819 kms., with superb strike of the extremely rare contracted HONDA handstamp (Tizon 1 = EXT) and, below, DEVE (Tizon 3 = EXT) both in red. Unusually docketed as received on the 30th of the month (a journey time of 25 days). Rated "3" reales in manuscript for a double letter up to ¾ ounce. A marvellous and extremely rare entire. Unique.rnProvenance: Collection Juan Santa Maria (S & L, Oct 1992), lot 47.191: COLOMBIA & SCADTA, incl. Dr. Hugo Goeggel Collection + Mexico
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