Lot 20853 – 1858 20k blue wrapper pen cross
Lot 20853 – 1858 20k blue wrapper pen cross
Lot 20853 – 1858 20k blue wrapper pen cross
Russia
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
7’000 – 9’000 CHF
Auction date
Tue 27 May 2025 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1858 (Feb) double weight outer letter sheet, from Moscow to St Petersburg, bearing single franking 20k dark blue/orange, thin paper tied by pen cross, arrival backstamp. A fine and fresh example showing the rare use of the pen cross on this value (or indeed a 30k) with only a handful recorded, signed Hoffman, BPB Cert (2004). Catalogue ref: Mi. 3y
Auction
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