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1863 (Oct 31): Entire letter from Puerto Cabello to Caracas, franked with 1861/62 coarse impression ½ r. orange side marginal, just touched margin at lower left, bearing sender's cachet at centre and put into the posts at La Guaira whose double-ring black datestamp ties the stamp. This is the only example recorded on cover of this cancellation in black. A fine and important cover, cert. Moorhouse (2011). Provenance: Collection Knut Heister; Spink sale 1003A, November 2012, lot 253