Lot 60014 – EARLIEST KNOWN DATE OF USAGE OF ANY OVAL10k Reddish
Lot 60014 – EARLIEST KNOWN DATE OF USAGE OF ANY OVAL10k Reddish
Finland
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Auction date
jeu. 6 juin 2019 at 20:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF ANY OVAL
10k Reddish carmine on grey pelure (very thin) paper private lettersheet, neatly used with low-boxed TAMMERFORS 15 JAN 1850 datestamp, addressed to Helsinki, oval commercial cachet alongside, horizontal filing crease at top, earliest recorded usage of any oval, very fine and unique museum piece
Expertisation: Nykvist
Catalogue ref: Ek7
Auction
Catalogue
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