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Lot 329

1870, three weights unpaid envelope sent from "BUENOS AYRES JY 15 1870" initially to Torino where it was charged with "30" decimes, thus horizontal strip of postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds. "TORINO 19 AGO 70", then re-addressed to Gassino, the Torino P.O. cancelled the fees with four strikes of italic straight-line "Annullato" and sent the letter to Gassino where the P.O. charged again the letter and applied a vertical strip of five 40c. and a pair of 50c. postage due, the strip of five tied by clear cds. "GASSINO 20 AGO 70", minor ageing and few imperfections, a very attractive and rare cover with less than half a dozen strips of 5 known