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Auction: 11037 - Pearls of Arabia - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Lot: 249

Morocco Spanish Post Offices 1852 (18 April) front with one flap, carried on the ship "Joven Curro" from Estepona to Cueta (Spanish enclave in Northern Morocco), franked 1862 12c. lilac (good margins) with red prephilatelic "(crown)/o/africa" cancellation, Cueta datestamp in the same colour and blue oval "Admin de Todas de Este Pona" cachet; filing fold and a little soiled but fine and exceptionally rare. One of only two recorded items from this period. Graus Certificate. Edifil 13. Photo Estimate € 4,000-6,000

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