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Lot# 2084 - 205-209 Auction

  • Lot# : 2084 France

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    1709/1875: Lot hundreds used/unused stamps and covers incl. Toulouse Postal History collection of eight entires with 1709 DE TOULOUSE straight line in black, 1730 same marking but smaller font, 1740 italic 'deToulouse', 1754 DE / TOULOUSE in black, 1850 Cérès 25 c. blue, vertical pair prepaying the double rate from Allevard to Grenoble with grill handstamps on the fourth Day of Issue, 1863/70 Laureated 20 c. blue, partial plating study several hundred used stamps, 1870 Cérès 20 c. blue, Siège Printings collection on leaves, 34 items on exhibition pages, 1871 Cérès 25 c. blue, plating study with many identified stamps from panneau A2, B2, G3 etc., incl. 28 stamps from 'La Grand Cassure' together with further partial reconstruction on leaves for Plate 2, pane B2 and A2. some near completion, also an extraordinary used block of 136 stamps, Cérès 25 c. blue, all Type I, with re-plating of Panneau B2, D3 and G3 with many identified single stamps (450+) and covers/fronts (43), and Cérès 25 c. blue, scarce Type II, first stages of a major plating study with no less than 359 used stamps, mostly identified by plate position incl. a few on covers and multiples.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF