Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1

Confederation 1858: 5 c. red, a vertical strip of three, sheet marginal from right with 9 mm. sheet margin, somewhat roughly separated at left and with touched to large margins, used on Nov 19, 1859 triple rate cover from Goya to Rosario tied by two strikes of the FRANCA handstamp in black. A spectacular and rare franking and without doubt one of the most stunning of all Confederation covers. Cert. Del Mazo (2010).rnProvenance: Investphila, Lugano, 10 June 2011, lot 8.rn 
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE