CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1863: 2 r. scarlet tied by bar cancel to 1869 entire letter from San Jose to St. Gallen, Switzerland endorsed "via Southampton", British P.O. transit COLON code A on the front in black, and London (Jan. 3, 1870) transit in red and a Zurich cachet from the following day on the reverse with Kaltbrunn arrival (Jan. 5) and taxed 150 rp. in blue. Minor imperfections of no significance, one of just four known first issue covers (all bearing the 2 r.) recorded to Switzerland - see the article by Greg Todd AIEP in the SBZ (5 Dec 2022).rnrn