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Lot# 4119 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 4119 Egypt Kingdom

    1890: Cigarette Tax - the collection with 390 stamps and 16 covers/cards all with cigarette advertising, with range of imperforate 1/8 m. red for different manufacturers including pairs and blocks of four, similar range in blue (for packs of 20), and in bistre (for packs of 25), larger types in green (for 50) and in carmine (for 100), later perforated types with similarly fine range. A splendid and very scarce group, seldom seen so fine.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold