Lot 370
Luxembourg, 1852, Grand Duke William III, 10c gray black, Horizontal Strip of Four, extra large margins except close at left, outstanding color and impressions, tied by nine-bar open grid cancels on cover to Paris, France, matching "Luxembourg 5 Aout 56" cds also ties strip and "PD" framed handstamp adjacent, additional red Luxembourg (8.5) cds, reverse includes "Strasbourg a Paris" (8.5) transit and Paris (8.6) arrival cds; small tear at top of cover, flap torn and multiple mounting hinges on reverse, a Very Fine use, ex-Del Puente, Houser. Michel Nos. 1 d.Scott Nos. 1 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A SCARCE FIRST ISSUE STRIP OF FOUR FRANKING ON COVER TO FRANCE.