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Lot# 1800 - 202-204 Auction

  • Lot# : 1800 Ukraine

    1920: 20 h. overprinted in black on 20 sh. brown, a complete mint pane of 25 (5 x 5), variety 'Surcharge Inverted', large margins all round, showing all the sub-types of the surcharge with position 15 and 23 showing italic 'b' at the end of Cyrillic 'hryven', thin 'o' in 'Posta' on position 17, and '2' and '0' of '20' widely spaced on position 6 etc. Light vertical crease between fourth and fifth rows, minor age stains not apparent on face otherwise fresh and fine, a superb and rare multiple with full large part or unmounted og. Very rare, the sole recorded intact pane with the inverted surcharge variety Bulat V17a / Scott = $ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF