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

– 31 – EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE WIDE LAID PAPER AND THE BEST “WIDE LAID” COVER 60016 F FACIT 2v2 10k Carmine-red, wide laid paper, large margins all around, cancelled by pen-cross and low-boxed postmark BRAHRSTAD 12 AUG 1859 on folded cover entire letter to Kuopio, very fresh and very fine, only some notes of a philatelist have been smoothly erased in the left corner, earliest recorded usage of the wide laid paper, UNIQUE Expertise: Schwenson Estimate: € 20’000 - 30’000 Finland Finland