David Feldman's 21st Rarities of the World Auction - June 13, 2018

Rarities of the World – 88 – BASEL DOVE ON FORWARDED COVER FROM MONTREUX 40073 F 8a 1845 BASEL DOVE, bright blue, good to large margins all around, tied by double-circle cds BASEL 1 JANV 1848 on local folded cover fromMontreux (dated 28 DEC 47), privately forwarded to Basel where it was put in the mail. A very rare example of a forwarded cover bearing a Basel Dove, illustrated on page 129 in the book “Baslertaube” by Werner Herold (SBK N°8a  CHF 50’000+) Expertise: Cert. Von der Weid (1998) Estimate: €15’000 - €20’000 Switzerland