Lot no. 1869

1r. on dark blue and 2 r. on green, both cut square but touched, tied by 'laureate' handstamp to letter sheet with adjacent "CORREO GUADALAJARA FBRO 24 1867" to Leon. Horizontal filing crease affecting the stamps slightly, still fine. Only five covers have been recorded bearing the 1 r. on dark blue, this is the earliest recorded usage of this stamp.