Lot 60680 – ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR FRANKINGS OF PORTUGUESE PHILATELY

THE MOST IMPORTANT FRANKING OF PORTUGUESE PHILATELY AFTER THE FIRST ISSUE

1862-64, 50r green blue, two strips of four, two vertical strips of three, two pairs and four singles, 25r carmine-rose, die IV, pair, as well as single of 100r lilac, all used on large fragment in mixed franking with 1855-56 D. Pedro « Straight Hair » 100r lilac, strip of three, very good margins for the most part and overall freshness, cancelled or tied by oily neat strikes of « 86 » numeral hs, with matching framed « Louzã » hs adjacent; apart from the first issue, this is the most important franking of Portuguese Philately as a result of the following features: the only multiple mixed three-color franking recorded, the largest known franking of the 1862-64 D. Luis 50r value, an extraordinary usage of four different stamps including, and being even more difficult, two same 100r denominations originating from two different issues and featuring different kings; a major gem of Portuguese philately and a most stunning exhibition item; (Afinsa 9, 16, 17, 18); ex Gaudet and « Cascais » collection.