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Sardinia
October 21, 1863

This is just a neat old cover from Sardinia.
Postmarked in Genoa for local delivery.

The stamp is the 5c green of 1862-63 (Scott 10).
This stamp featured a typographed frame and colorless embossing of the center.

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