cover 25Kr. purple-violet, a fine horizontal pair of very good colour, affixed together with 5Kr. red on 1870 express rate E. registered to Kis Kartal (nearest post office Aszód) (28.9 arrival), cancelled by two clear strikes of "VÁCZ" c.d.s. (27.9), reverse shows the remains of a 10Kr. blue, which has been torn by opening, similarly cancelled. A superb and colourful 65Kr. rate cover, and one of only five recorded covers bearing a 25Kr. pair. Photo in colour

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cover 25Kr. purple-violet, a fine horizontal pair of very good colour, affixed together with 5Kr. red on 1870 express rate E. registered to Kis Kartal (nearest post office Aszód) (28.9 arrival), cancelled by two clear strikes of "VÁCZ" c.d.s. (27.9), reverse shows the remains of a 10Kr. blue, which has been torn by opening, similarly cancelled. A superb and colourful 65Kr. rate cover, and one of only five recorded covers bearing a 25Kr. pair. Photo in colour
Further details
Illustrated in colour on Page 742 of the Handbook.

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