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  • Lot# : 1465 Romania

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    1858 (July 21): 54 parale blue-green on green horizontally laid paper, an unused example with huge margins all round, of excellent appearance, minute incision at left margin well away from the frame of the stamp and minor bend from left coinciding with the laid paper, somewhat harsh statement on certificate on thin on Posthorn and numeral (barely perceptible), without gum, otherwise a magnificent example of an extremely rare stamp of which only 25 are recorded unused, of which ten have more serious defects and at least two are housed in museums. Illustrated in the Heimbüchler handbook, picture 6 on page 303. Cert. Heimbüchler (1982) Gi 2 = £ 21'000/Scott 2 = $ 15'000/Mi = € 22'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Birnbach, Grobe (Jan. 1939).
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF