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  • Lot# : 5171 Romania

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    25 bani orange & blue (Transfer Type 2, which also shows a plate scratch just above left hand value tablet and contemporary cracking in the surface of the stamp) and 1871 10 bani orange-yellow, each with fine four margins, used on cover from Jassy to Berlin, tied by JASSY / DIM datestamp (19/9) in black (Kiriac fig. 465) in black. Framed 'PD' below and reverse with 'A. Rosenthal / Jassy' sender's label, framed 'Breslau / Kattowitz' TPO and Berlin arrival cds (22/9) in black. Slightly faded envelope but an exceptionally rare mixed issue franking being a 10 bani over-payment of the 25 bani rate. Cert. Heimbüchler (2014).

    Provenance: Collection E. J. Leon (Oct 1966), lot 1634.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF