Lot 40035 – Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination

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Lot 40035 – Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
Stamp of Rarities of the World Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
Stamp of Rarities of the World Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
Stamp of Rarities of the World Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination
Stamp of Rarities of the World 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
mer. 13 juin 2018 à 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Paris Print & First Athens Print Combination

1861 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
Auction
June 2018 Auction Series
Catalogue
Rarities of the World

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