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  • Lot# : 6020 Romania

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    1858: 27 parale black on rose horizontally laid paper, a fresh mint example, unused without gum, of delightful appearance and very fine impression, with large margins all round. Slight repair to the paper on reverse but an exceptional example of this great classic rarity, with just 14 examples recorded in unused condition, of which three are housed in museum collections. Illustrated in Edition d'Or Volume XII on page 49 and in the Handbook, volume I, on page 265, stamp 6. Cert. Friedl (signed by both Herbert Bloch and Edwin Müller, 1959) and Heimbüchler (2010). Provenance: Austrophil (Dec 1959).                         Roumet (May 1961).                         Corinphila sale 60, April 25, 1978, lot 2044.
    Starting bid : 35,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 40,000 CHF