Lot number 754
(Public auction of April 17th/18th, 2010 - Cat. 15 (currency EURO))
Index > overseas > venezuela > classic period: Lot 754
| Date of lot | |
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| Lot number | 754 |
| Description |
1859, 2 r. rose red, diagonal bisect showing clear to large even margins, tied by ''0'' handstamp from the pre-adhesive period on cover to Maracaibo. Docketing inside as originating in Cúcuta, a small Colombian city on the Venezuela border, dated 4 March 1864 and received on April 6; the cover, despite originating in Colombia, was consigned to a Venezuelan P.O. for conveyance through the mails, due to a logical advantage of postal expenses. A rare usage. Cert. Moorhouse. Scott 3b.
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| Starting price | EUR 400.00 |
| Price realised (incl. com.) | EUR 0.00 |


1859, 2 r. rose red, diagonal bisect showing clear to large even margins, tied by ''0'' handstamp from the pre-adhesive period on cover to Maracaibo. Docketing inside as originating in Cúcuta, a small Colombian city on the Venezuela border, dated 4 March 1864 and received on April 6; the cover, despite originating in Colombia, was consigned to a Venezuelan P.O. for conveyance through the mails, due to a logical advantage of postal expenses. A rare usage. Cert. Moorhouse. Scott 3b.

