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Sale 75: The Sescal Sale

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Cuba - Spanish Mails - Catalonia Surcharges, Military & Official

Lot 1562    

Cuba, (Official Mail) 1858 (Mar. 6) La Coruna, Spain to Havana, Cuba, datelined folded letter bearing Spain ½ oz. and 1 oz. Officials tied by grid cancels, Coruna (3.6) cds, sharp "Regencia De La Audiencia De La" oval seal handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

ONE OF ONLY A FEW TRANSATLANTIC LETTERS WITH OFFICIAL STAMPS ARE RECORDED.

A special stamp for official mail came in use in Spain from 1854 up to about 1868, which for technical reasons became possible not until 1858 for Cuba.

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