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Lot# 1268 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 1268 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 5y
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    1858 (Nov): 5 pa. black on thin white wove paper, Type I, an unused example with considerable shading in the background of the vignette, very close margins all round but clear of the design and with surface crease at mid-right. Despite imperfections, this is a stamp of enormous rarity with just 7 unused examples recorded. Illustrated in Heimbüchler III on page 71 (fig. 119). Cert. Heimbüchler (1993) Mi = € 32'000.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,500 CHF