£1,700
PORTUGAL/FRANCE - UNPAID COVER TO PARIS "Par l'angleterre" WITH EXCEEDINGLY RARE STAR-FRAMED "G.B./3sh4d" MARK: Aug. 1852 unpaid E from Lisbon to Paris (25 Aug. backstamp) "Par l'angleterre" with remarkably scarce star "G.B./3sh4d" accountancy mark in black (v. fine example; just m/s "16" grazing the outline) on the front along with boxed "LISBON" h.s. & Calais transit mark (blue sender's cachet & GB transit mark on reverse). This accountancy mark was only used for 3 days in 1852 and Van der Linden notes only two other examples which are both in red. Seldom seen item in exceptional condition. [Ex Harmers March 1993, Lot 18; £770 inc. buyer's premium] (Salles 3016, 1000+ pts; VDL 1637 - "9") Cross Reference: PORTUGAL, FRANCE
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