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  • Lot# : 5066 Romania

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    1865: 5 pa. blue on wove paper, a fine horizontal strip of four with large margins all round and of good colour, used on 1865 "Retour Recipissa" green form (Posta No. 3), tied by three strikes of rare framed FRANCO / BOTOSCHENI handstamp in black (Kiriac fig. 304). Usual trivial faults to the form but a wonderful and extremely rare franking, one of the great rarities of the Cuza issue. Illustrated in Handbook II on page 164 and Edition D'Or on page 110. Signed Friedl. Certificate Heimbüchler (2009).
    Provenance: Collection "Sarah", Corinphila sale 113 (May 1999), lot 4047.
    Starting bid : 8,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,000 CHF