Lot 10161 – 2sh. blue, BISECT, rouletted, type ‘C’ used with 1876

Stamp of Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1875 Wide Spacing (SG 5-13) (Persiphila 5-9) 2sh. blue, BISECT, rouletted, type 'C' used with 1876

Lot 10161 – 2sh. blue, BISECT, rouletted, type ‘C’ used with 1876

Persia » 1868-1879 Nasr ed-Din Shah Lion Issues » 1875 Wide Spacing (SG 5-13) (Persiphila 5-9)
Price realised
1’800 EUR
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Auction date
lun. 30 nov. 2020 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

2sh. blue, BISECT, rouletted, type ‘C’ used with 1876 4sh. red, type ‘B’, neatly tied on small fragment by KAZVIN/29.10 cds, the bisect was used as a One shahi stamp to the shortage of One shahi stamps in the October of 1876, one of only two know bisected Lion stamps, an exhibition showpiece (Persiphila $10’000)

Catalogue ref: Persiphila 6+15

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