Lot no. 451

1868, 1 d. yellow green and 1p. yellow, fresh colours, partly cut into, tied by cds. "LIMA 13 SET 1873" to large part of partly restored cover via London to Genoa, upon arrival taxed "1150" centimes and postage due 2l. as block of five and singles of 50c. and 1l. applied with cds. "GENOVA 27 OCT 73", few imperfections but a beautiful and extremely rare mixed franking together with the largest known block of the postage due 2l. Provenance: Enrique Martin de Bustamante (1999)