Lot 40068 – 80 Lep, carmine plate proof of block of forty from
Lot 40068 – 80 Lep, carmine plate proof of block of forty from
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1861 Barre proofs
Price realised
28’000 EUR
Estimate
30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 2 Dec 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
80 Lep, carmine plate proof of block of forty from the bottom of the sheet with complete margins all around inscribed in the the margin “Timbre poste grecs, specimen d’impression” in the engravers’s own handwriting and signed “Albert Barre 1860”, some minor creases and a pinhole mentioned for accuracy a splendid and unique museum piece
Provenance: Maximus
Expertise: Tseriotis (2002)
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