FRANCE, 1872, 80c Rose (63). Horizontal pair and single, used with
40c Orange (59) and horizontal pair of 10c Bister (60), tied by anchor in diamond of dots cancels, well-struck "Santiago-De-Cuba Paq. Fr. D No. 2 27 Fevr. 76" octagonal datestamp on blue folded cover
to Paris, France, endorsed
"pr Ville de Brest" at upper left, light strike of blue receiving backstamp, faint horizontal file fold well away from stamps
VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE THREE-COLOR FRANKING FROM SANTIAGO DE CUBA TO FRANCE.
The franking pays three-times the 1fr rate.
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E. 2,500-3,000