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Lot# 4429 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 4429 Guatemala

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    1871: Die Proof for 1 c. value printed in deep black, covered in mica and inset into De La Rue card dated 'Nov 12, 1866' at upper left. Slight cuts into the card of the Proof but a splendid Proof demonstrating the date when stamps were first ordered by Guatemala under the Government of President Vicente Cerna and their proposed move to the decimal system. Unique Goodman DP1B.rnrnProvenance: Collection Norman Hubbard, Stanley Gibbons, New York, 17 March 1981, lot 76; Collection Nils Farnstrom; Collection Max Platinga.rnrnNote: The engraver, the Frenchman Jean Ferdinand Jounert de la Ferte, was working for De La Rue in 1866 when the Government Mint in Paris succeeded in gaining the contract to print the first Guatemalan adhesive stamps. The first print run was completed for the 1 centavo value on September 10 and 11, 1867. Due to procrastination and internal difficulties the issue was delayed until 1871. See Goodman for further details.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF