Lot 10117 – HANKOW: Piece with seven “KITAI” 10k on VERTICALLY
Lot 10117 – HANKOW: Piece with seven “KITAI” 10k on VERTICALLY
Russia » Russia Post in China
Price realised
8’500 EUR
Estimate
8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Auction date
mer. 12 déc. 2012 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
HANKOW: Piece with seven “KITAI” 10k on VERTICALLY LAID PAPER (in block of five and pair) plus 1k and 3k, tied by Hankow 8.5.09 cds (T&S type 2), a rarity and a magnificent multiple, as only a few sheets of the 10k on vertically laid paper were accidentally overprinted “KITAI”, signed Holcombe and Calves
Provenance: Ex Lipschutz and Mizuhara 漢口:剪片貼俄國客郵10戈比五方聯及雙聯(印於直條紋紙),另貼1及3戈比,銷漢口圓戳(1909.5.8)(T&S 2型),只有少部份10戈比票印於直條紋紙上,故十分罕見,由Holcombe及Calves簽署。
源流: Lipschutz 及 Mizuhara
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