Lot 40035 – Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
Lot 40035 – Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
Lot 40035 – Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
Rarities of the World
Price realised
7’000 EUR
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 13 Jun 2018 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination1861 Paris Print 40L mauve on blue in pair (large even margins) and single in combination with First Athens 10L pair of extremely coarse printing with very pronounced yellow wash, all tied to 1861 cover from Athens to Genova paying the 100L rate.
Very fine pairs of the 40L are very rare on cover and the whole combination is fabulous, a most beautiful and extremely rare showpiece for the postal history exhibit.
Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis
Provenance: Maximus and Zachariades
Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000
Catalogue ref: 6a+12I
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