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.