Lot 20212 – 1924 Olympic 50c IMPERFORATE tied to cover by EPINAL R.THIERS Jul 24th cds along with 30c Olympic and 10c Pasteur

1924 Olympic 50c IMPERFORATE tied to cover by EPINAL R.THIERS Jul 24th cds along with 30c Olympic and 10c Pasteur, registration label adjacent, arrival backstamp, envelope with vert. crease away from stamps, fine and extremely rare, one of the rarities of the 1924 Olympics issue, ex Manfred Bergman.

Note: 5 sheets with the perforations displaced to the right (affecting the first column of 5 stamps) were discovered at the Epinal Post Office by two postal clerks, making the stamps imperforate on three sides. Of the 25 that could exist, only 11 have been found (6 covers with a single, 1 cover with a pair and a used strip of three)