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Auction: 6010 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World - Washington Philatelic Exhibition Auction
Lot: 98

France 1853-60 Second Empire, 1f. carmin foncé with good to very large margins, cancelled "1818" and tied on 1854 (26 Apr.) envelope from Lyon to St. Chamond, showing sender´s cachet in blue at lower left corner, despatch c.d.s. at right and, on reverse, arrival c.d.s. for 27 April; the envelope with central vertical crease, otherwise fine. Roumet Certificate (1997). Yv. 18a Estimate US$ 4,500-5,000

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