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Lot# 1207 - 213-217 Auction

  • Lot# : 1207 Parma

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    1859: Provisional government 80 c. bistre-orange with the unique watermark 'vertical wavy lines', a fresh and fine unused example without gum of this rarity which is not yet listed in Sassone which states that only two examples of the 40 c. red-brown exist thus. A tiny thin but an extremely rare and desirable stamp, one of the gems of Italian philately. Signed Starauschek (Köhler), cert. Avi (2017) Sassone 18c unlisted, € 70'000 for 40 c. with identical watermark.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF