Lot 50101 – Spain – 1851 2 reales & 5 reales, an exceptional assembly of 66 items
Lot 50101 – Spain – 1851 2 reales & 5 reales, an exceptional assembly of 66 items
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Lot 50101 – Spain – 1851 2 reales & 5 reales, an exceptional assembly of 66 items
Spain
Prix réalisé
5’500 EUR
Estimation
6’000 EUR
Date de vente
Wed 7 Dec 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Spain – 1851 2 reales & 5 reales, an exceptional assembly of 65 comprising, for the 2r: 28 glass clichés of the 2r in a wide range of colours and also including negative examples and additional protections in glass, 8 clichés on celluloid with three very rarely mounted on card, one trial exposure on photographic paper and 19 essays (6 including two impressions) in vermilion, red, black or alternative shades in black, seven reproductions of which one single and two pairs on three pieces tied by « araña » cancellations; the 5r includes two glass clichés, one trial exposure on photographic paper and a final reproduction of the 5r error of colour in brown-red; in addition one glass cliché of the 6 reales in red. Many items showing notations of Sperati of great interest for research. The unique and largest assembly of this kind in existence.Note: In order to provide a proof of the high significance of this lot and others related in this sale, we have to mention that the Postal Museum in Paris possesses 59 clichés for all issues of Spain, this being, after the Italian States-Italy and Switzerland, the third highest number included in its collection for one country or region. This lot, only for the 1851 issue of Spain, includes 39 clichés. This fact can also assist in understanding the high relevance of the collection presented in this historical catalogue and the dominating presence of clichés throughout.
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