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Lot# 5056 - 205-209 Auction

  • Lot# : 5056 France

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    20 c. blue, the famous unused horizontal pair showing variety tête-bêche, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and very fine, with large part og. A magnificent and extremely rare pair: just three such are recorded, this being noticeably finer than the pair illustrated in the 2015 Yvert catalogue, the third known pair being vertical. A wonderful item Maury = € 11'500/Yvert = € 30'000.

    20 c. bleu en paire neuve tête-bêche avec gomme surchargé SPECIMEN. Grande rareté. La plus belle des deux paires  horizontales existantes, la troisième paire connue étant verticale.

    Provenance: Harmers, London (2003).
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 22,000 CHF