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  • Lot# : 527 French Guyana

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    St. Laurent Du Maroni-Cayenne-Inini Route 1921 (Sept): TAG 75 c. black on greyish paper, the outstanding tête-bêche pair used on 1908/25 15 c. violet postal stationery envelope to St. Laurent Du Maroni, the pair with huge margins all round cancelled by two strikes of the AVION handstamp and by 'Cayenne / Guyane Francaise' datestamps (1.MAI.1922) in black, used in combination with 1908/25 5 c. green and 20 c. brown. Small nick at top of envelope away from the pair, reverse with flap missing and the pair lifted and replaced for expertising, but a fabulous rarity of French Colonial philately, with just two covers known bearing the tête-bêche pair. Signed Calves. Cert. Dutertre (2006) Off cover: Gi 8a = £ 9'500+/Scott CL6 var = $ 12'000/Maury 6A var = € 15'000/Yvert = € 12'500. On cover Maury = € 50'000.rnrnNote: Illustrated in 'La Valeur de l'Erreur' published by the Musée de la Poste in Paris (1993) on page 52.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 32,000 CHF