Lot 2541
Guatemala, 1878, Indian Women, 4r violet, single franking on cover to Berlin, Germany, tied by neat barred "25" oval handstamp, with superb strike of red "Correos, Coban, Ago 28, 1878" origin cds, "T/1-10" accountancy mark in blue (Guatemala did not join the UPU until 1881) in London and charged "125" pfg. due in blue, reverse with red Guatemala City and London transit cds's, Extremely Fine, this cover is unrecorded by Goodman, however a similar cover from this correspondence is illustrated on page 239; with 1997 Moorhouse certificate.Scott No. 13 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL SINGLE FRANKING USAGE OF THE 1878 4R INDIAN WOMEN ISSUE TO GERMANY.