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  • Lot# : 1703 Romania

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    54 parale blue on greenish laid paper, a fine used example cancelled by 'Fokschani 2/9 Moldova' in blue. Fresh colour, large to enormous margins resulting in a height of 37 mm, thinning below the postmark primarily outside the design of the stamp, paper smoothed on reverse, red crayon removed. A very attractive example in spite of these imperfections. Illustrated in Heimbüchler handbook I page 313, signed Sekula & Richter. Certs. Köhler (1956) & Heimbüchler (1987) Gi = £ 6'500 / Mi = EUR 6'000.
    Provenance: Collections Gilbert Paris, R. Siegel and Birnbach
                            Grobe auctions January 1939 and October 1987.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF