Lot 422
1865, Sobre Porto 25c. on blue and 1868 Coat of arms 10c. violett, each in fresh colour and with good margins and manuscript mark on cover front to Marciana on the Isle of Elba, backflap showing red "LONDON SHIP LETTER" and transit cds. "LIVORNO 18 MAR 73", upon arrival charged with "9" decimes thus postage due 10c. and pair of 40c. applied and tied by cds. "MARCIANA MARINA", the "Sobre Porto" stamp paid the pre-UPU fee for mail to certain countries which Colombia did not have postal treaty of convention, a beautiful item, an exceptionally rare issue on cover, certificate Moorhouse (2009)
