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Lot# 4346 - 177-180 Auction

  • Lot# : 4346 Colombia

    2½ c. black, the famous horizontal used strip of three, with large even margins all round, tied to small piece by two near complete strikes of oval BOGOTÁ handstamp in black. Note the central stamp shows the broken "S" variety in "Nacionales". There are no mint multiples of this stamp and this represents the second largest recorded multiple. A rarity.
    Provenance: Collection Laarsen, Corinphila sale 47 (Dec 1960), lot 3597; Wickersham (March 1968), lot 63.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF