SPANISH 1856 4c ROSE WMK HATCH - tied to July or Nov ELs to ...

Hammer

£60

SPANISH 1856 4c ROSE WMK HATCH - tied to July or Nov ELs to Cadiz with SAN ROQUE & CADIZ CDSs on front or back. Graus Cert ( 2006) for the July item. Stirrups records 9. Also 17 Jan. 1857 EL to Cadiz rated '4'(d) prepaid British Packet rate to Spain and also franked Spain 4c good margins except where cut into at right, tied by oval bar cancel and prepaying the Spanish rate. 22 examples of packet mail to Spain with Spanish charges prepaid with stamps recorded thus far. Gibraltar double-arc d.s. on front and Cadiz cds on rear. Of these 22 examples this is only one franked with the 4c on hatched wmkd paper. Important 'cash and stamp' precursor to combination franking covers. (3 covers)Cross Reference: SPAIN