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Lot# 1532 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 1532 Romania

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    1858 (July): 54 parale blue on greenish blue horizontally laid paper, a fine and fresh example with good to very large margins, lightly tied by "JASSY / MOLDOVA" datestamp (22/8) in blue (Kiriac fig. 279) to cover, internally dated "22 August 1858 Jassy" and directed to Galatz. A most attractive cover showing full pre-payment for the first weight rate and the second distance. Pre-payment is indicated by a pen cross on front, the prepaid amount of '54' parale is noted in addition on reverse. These in principal unnecessary notes are presumably due to the inexperience of the postal officers with the usage of stamps introduced just the month before. Certificate Heimbüchler (2021).rnReference: Illustrated in 'Romania - The Bull's Heads of Moldavia' on page 332/33.rnProvenance: Köhler sale 64; Mercury Stamps Auction New York (Sept 1961), Corinphila sale 80 (March 1990), lot 4617.
    Starting bid : 25,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 22,500.00 CHF