Lot# 6049 - 169-172 Auction
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Lot# : 6049 Romania
3 parale yellow on greenish blue paper, handstruck from single Dies on thin wove paper, the extraordinary usage on 1863 entire letter from Galatz to Husch, with ten examples prepaying the single letter rate of 30 parale: a single example, horizontal strip of four and a horizontal strip of five; the latter strip separated on the opening of the entire with two stamps folded over on to the reverse remaining un-cancelled, the balance being neatly cancelled by framed "FRANCO / GALATZ" handstamps in black (Kiriac fig. 308) with "Galatz / Moldova" datestamp (9/2) alongside and Husch arrivals (13/2) on reverse in green. A wonderful and extremely rare entire for the classic specialist, the sole recorded cover bearing the 3 pa. on grrenish blue paper. Illustrated in Edition d'Or on page 98 and in Handbook II on page 123. Cert. Heimbüchler (2010). Provenance: Corinphila sale 72, September 1985.Starting bid : 40,000 CHFHammer price : 85,000 CHF