U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 29-30, 2009
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| Lot #619 GUATEMALA 1825 (22.2) FL from Cadiz (Spain) to "Habana", Guatemala/San Salvador, rated "4" (reales) applied at the Guatemalan port of Yzabal, from where it was forwarded to the nearby port of "Omoa" in Honduras on the Atlantic coast, where it received the rare "Omoa" handstamp. From there it was redirected to San Salvador. The "Habana" part of the address most likely meant "by way of Havana", the addressee, Manuel del Valle, was a high Government official (1820-1835). A fine prephilatelic cover used during the Central American Federation (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica) period
| Price Realized $625.00
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