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    1856: Small piece bearing 10 kop. carmine in a reconstructed horizontal strip of five, pair and strip of three, with large margins all round, creased vertically between first and second, and third and fourth stamps but not touching the design, minute tear in second stamp, all cancelled by manuscript pen crosses and by low boxed "Brahestad" datestamp (18 July 1858) in black and also by 'Ank' marking in black. A rare multiple being the third largest unit known, slight thin spots under each where the strip of excellent colour and appearance. Signed Gummesson and Fabergé. Cert. Gummesson (1992).
    Provenance: Collection Fabergé, London, 9-10 October 1939, lot 42.
                            Collection Runeberg, Corinphila, sale 85, Zurich, 26 Oct 1992, lot 1359.
                            Collection Nyman, Geneva, 27 Noov 2009, lot 20123.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF