Lot 2530
Guatemala, 1871, Coat of Arms, 5c bister brown, horizontal pair, on folded letter from Guatemala City to Retalhuleu, tied by bold "Guatemala, 6 Mayo, 74" origin cds, travel by steamer with perfectly struck red "Correos de Guatemala, Paquetes" cds, Very Fine and choice, ex-Spycher.Scott No. 2 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE 1871 5C COAT OF ARMS MULTIPLE PAYING THE DOUBLE INTERNAL RATE.
Recorded by Goodman on page 52, who records just this one cover with a pair of 5 centavos adhesives, there are however, two recorded thus - another from the same correspondence (ex-Miguel Ricoy) with one stamp repaired.