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Lot# 1096 - 210-212 Auction

  • Lot# : 1096 Romania

    1872/79: Collection with huge arreay of Paris printings with much duplication and cancellation interest, including Paris printing imperforate Proofs in issued colours in horizontal pairs, 'Decoupage' Proof for 1½ b. value and further 1½ b. Proofs in various colours (11) and in blocks in black imperforate (3), 3 b. green Proofs (2), 'Decoupage' Proof for 5 b. and range of colour Proofs imperforate (6), 10 b. Proofs (5), 25 b. Proofs (2), 50 b. Proofs (3); issued Paris printing blocks of four unused 3 b. green (2), 5 b. buff, 10 b. blue and 15 b. red-brown in blocks of four unused (together with imperf. 15 b. block printed on both sides), 10 b. with NW corner frame-break variety, 50 b. rose in a remarkable horizontal strip of five cancelled at Turgul-Jiu and a further 27 single examples, 1876 Bucharest printings with 5 b. blue errors of colour (2) and 15 b. printed on both sides; 1879 new colours with large array of perf. varieties and cancellatioin interest throughout. Seldom seen collection with many hundreds of Proofs, stamps and two covers.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF