Lot# 1782 - 205-209 Auction
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Lot# : 1782 Romania
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Catalogue# : 194 bani green blue in a block of four (Transfer types 4-1/8-5) showing the prominent 'Major Retouche' with type 8, a fine and fresh colour mutiple showing regular large margins, neatly cancelled by "IASSI 12/12" cds's in blue (Kiriac A65 fig. 400). Type 4 has an insignificant thin on reverse which does not distract from the unique nature of this item. This crude retouche was present only in one position on a small part of the first printrun, plate A. Described for the first time in 1879 by Dr. Legrand (Dr. Magnus) in 'Le Timbre-poste', nowadays only a small group seems to have survived. Fritz Heimbüchler describes in vol. II of his book on pp. 199-200 that he has expertised more Bull's Head 81 parale than single 4 bani with 'Major Retouche', the only multiples including this retouche being a pair from the Ferrary collection, this block of four originating from the Rothschild collection, and a block of ten, lost with the Baron von Witzleben collection after WWII. A key piece of Romanian philately.
Provenance: Collection Dorning-Beckton; collection Rothschild.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHF -
