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Lot# 551 - Auction 222-226

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    Catalogue# : 5P+7P
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    Russian Administration 1899 (June): 2 m. black (Type 4) and 1 gr. black (Type 3), perforated 11½, each overprinted in blue, presumed to be Proofs or Trials for the issue, each cancelled at Rethymnon in black to prevent re-use. Opinion Holcombe (1999) Mi = € 1'750.rnrnNote: The Holcombe opinion states that these are the only perforated examples of these Trials he had recorded.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF