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Cuba 1892 - Sc. 144 on advertising cover. Scott 144 on "Aspuru y Comp. - (Sociedad en Comandita) - IMPORTADORES DE FERRETERIA Y MAQUINARIA - Telegrafo ASPURU - Mercaderes 21 y 24 - Apartado 652, Habana" all-over-top advertising cover addressed to New York, USA. Cleanly opened at top when looking from the front but there is a small loss of paper at the top right corner of the back flap. Backstamped with NEW YORK - MAY 30 - PAID ALL PO - A 92 spectacle cds. This firm was still in business in the late 1950's; I remember their radio and newspaper advertising back then.
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