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Lot# 6378 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 6378 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green (2), 20 c. blue (3) and 40 c. rose-red (1), all unused with partial La Croix Frères "LA + - F" watermark (see Ringström & Tester pages 38-39) and excessively rare thus (of the 20 odd complete sheets known of the 20 c. just 2 or 3 show the watermark), with defective 5 c. green showing watermark "L" and "F", fair unused 20 c. examples showing "A" (2) and "L", and fine 40 c. showing full "+". Very rare group and as many as this describer has ever seen in one place at one time.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF