Lot 690
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used -- 1878 watermark Maltese Cross, £1 purple-brown, CC, clearly cancelled with a large part strike of the "C30" obliterator applied at Valparaiso; fine and an exceptional use. Believed to be one of three recorded examples. R.P.S. Certificate (1959). S.G. Z90. Photo
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used -- 1878 watermark Maltese Cross, £1 purple-brown, CC, clearly cancelled with a large part strike of the "C30" obliterator applied at Valparaiso; fine and an exceptional use. Believed to be one of three recorded examples. R.P.S. Certificate (1959). S.G. Z90. Photo

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used -- 1878 watermark Maltese Cross, £1 purple-brown, CC, clearly cancelled with a large part strike of the "C30" obliterator applied at Valparaiso; fine and an exceptional use. Believed to be one of three recorded examples. R.P.S. Certificate (1959). S.G. Z90. Photo
Provenance
Brigadier J. Jefferson
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Further details
Note: The £1 value was not issued to any other British Consular Post Office