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1853, First London Printing. 5 c. brown red on blued paper, good to large margins on three sides, just touched at top, paying the single internal postage on 1853 (March 3) entire letter from Copiapó to Morlaix (France) endorsed ''Via Panamá-Inglaterra'', with superb Copiapó cds at left (March 3, 1853, the earliest recorded date of this cds according to Maier opinion), alongside with two line ''Panama/Transit'' in red, dated ''Panama/23 Mr 1854/Transit'' and French ''21'' (decimes) due handstruck. London transit and arrival on reverse. A rare and very fine example of the first issue on cover to Overseas destination. Cert. Maier. SFC 1; Scott 1.
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