Lot# 7602 - Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 7602 Netherlands
1852: King Willem III, 5 c. light blue, 10 c. pink carmine pair and 15 c. yellow orange, used on cover, from AMSTERDAM to MARID, tied by Amsterdam/Franco datestamp in black (15 Sept 1859), with a French datestamp 'PAYS BAS VALN**' in red alongside (17 Sept 1859), and a Spanish '4R.' charge mark in blue and a 'P.P.', there is a horizontal filing crease away from stamps, cover is fragile with some separation of back flap and tears to left and base, with the exception of the 5 c. the stamps are cut into in places, however an extremely rare tri-colour franking, only two recorded to Spain. Georg Büller expert mark, certs. NVPH (2001), Vleeming (2016).Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 600 CHF