Lot 50648 – Sperati personal records: a glass plate reproducing

Sperati personal records: a glass plate reproducing a postal receipt for a letter sent to E. de Santos in Portugal in April 1941. E. de Santos was the stamp dealer to whom Sperati sent the famous sheet of eighteen stamps that led to his prosecution for attempting to export undeclared postage stamps. Sperati seems to have produced such records of what he sent out from his workshop, to whom and at what time. A fascinating personal record that illustrates the meticulous manner in which he conducted his stamp reproduction business.