UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Scott #159,
6c Abraham Lincoln - Dull Pink
(1873 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue),
USED, Fine / Very Fine centering,
with a choice strike of the New York Foreign Mail
circle-of-hearts cancellation (Weiss type #TR-W5) and
an infrequently encountered Portuguese "FRANCA"
in oval transit handstamp (most likely applied in Lisbon),
there are a couple of short perforations at left,
accompanied by the following expert certificate:
2018 PF certificate #553389
ex: Eliot A. Landau
Rupp Brothers' price, to acquire this 6c Bank Note with a Portuguese FRANCA cancel, is $45
Rupp Brothers, as a courtesy to our buyers, pays all shipping and insurance costs.
If you have questions regarding this rarely encountered foreign transit cancel, please contact Christopher Rupp.
Rupp Brothers was established in 1975 - our 49th year in business as professional philatelists
Contact Christopher Rupp to sell your quality Fancy & Color Cancellations:
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