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Lot# 3273 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 3273 Bermuda

    1921 (May 12): Tercentenary Second Issue, vertical strips of three of the complete set of nine values, all overprinted SPECIMEN reading up as received from the UPU, applied to pages from the Madagascar Post Office archive, and all cancelled by circular cachets "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / MADAGSCAR / COLLECTION DE BERNE" struck in red. Superb and unique.rnProvenance: Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, New York, 26 Oct 1999, lot 99.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF