David Feldman's 22nd Rarities of the World Auction June 6, 2019

– 131 – Switzerland BASEL WITH SHEET MARGIN USED ON OCTOBER 1ST, 1850 FIRST DAY OF THE SWISS FEDERAL POST 60113 F SBK 8 1845 “Basel Dove”, position 17 in the sheet of 40, fresh deep shade with strong embossing of the dove, huge margins with sheet margin at left (ca10mm), neatly cancelled by red double-circle cds BASEL 1 OCT 1850 VORMITTAG, extremely rare with sheet margin of which only five letters are recorded, certificate Renggli states that this is the example on cover with the largest sheet margin, an exceptional item and a museum piece Expertise: cert. Renggli (1997) Provenance: 13. Luder-Edelmann auction (1929), illustrated on page 250 in “Baslertaube” by Werner Herold Estimate: € 60’000 - 80’000 Switzerland – Basel