Lot 30022 – 2pi black on blue, red control band at top, unused

Lot 30022
Turkey » Tughra Issue » 1863-65 1st Printing: Narrow Spaced, Thin Paper
Price realised
3’800 EUR
Estimate
6’000 EUR
Auction date
Mon 23 Sep 2013 at 14:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description:
2pi black on blue, red control band at top, unused horizontal PAIR, the largest unused multiple recorded, one of only four seen to date.
Note: Similar pair sold in the “Bosphoro” sale in 1983 for CHF4830Catalogue reference: 1
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