Lot 50059 – Hungary – 1871 Lithographed 3 Kreuzer, group of 23 items

Hungary – 1871 Lithographed 3 Kreuzer: group of 13 items including nine glass support clichés, two celluloid clichés, one exposure trial dated 4/40 -which corresponds to what is reported in Sperati I for one negative- and one working proof, these exhibiting a nice array of colours (green, dark green, red, silver grey and black), with also some technical annotations “1’10” ” or “2′ ” indicating Sperati timed steps of production to attain the desired results during light exposure, or interesting notes such as “Agfa voile vio” denoting the film used and the violet filter to obtain an appropriate contrast; in addition 10 different genuine cancellations on small paper cover fragments, making a total of 23 items for this lot; by far the most important assembly of Hungary in existence and the first one offered publicly; as a demonstration of the significance of this lot, only one single definitive reproduction of the 3 Kreuzer stamp was inside the “Ultimate” collection of Sperati; this country was not offered through the auction sale.