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    Catalogue# : 1/II var
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    1856: Large Pearls 5 kop. blue on wide-laid-paper, a fine used example of this rarity (just 12 collectable examples are thought to exist), with margins close to large all round, cancelled by low-boxed "Raumo" datestamp (2 Nov. 1859) in black. Slight fading at top of the oval and on the Arms in the centre otherwise in exceptional quality for this rare stamp. Illustrated in 'Ovalmarken' by Linder. Cert. Schwenson (2002) Facit = Skr. 200'000.
    Provenance: Ex Hannelius.

                            Ex Mellgren collection, sale 101, Nov 1997, lot 536.

                            Ex Irina.

                            Ex Nyman.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF