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Lot# 1549 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 1549 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 9/Ixb var
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    1862: Handstruck 6 pa. carmine red, the upper right half of a diagonally bisected stamp on part printed matter cover from Ploesci to Bucharest, large margins all round, tied by "PLOESCI 9 / 6" cds in black (Kiriac fig. 348) . Reverse with "BUCURECI 10 / 6" arrival cds (Kiriac fig. 338) in black. An outstanding rarity in wonderful condition with less than ten covers with bisected 6 parale known. Cert. Heimbüchler (2006, 2021).rnProvenance: Collection Grigore Racoviceanu, the author of the first handbook dealing withe classic Romanian stamp issues 'Ștampile poștale folosite în Țările Române până în anul 1881', printed in 1963, the cover was shown at the Philexfrance 1964 in Paris.
    Starting bid : 3,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500.00 CHF