Belgien - 1849 Leopold I. 'epaulettes' 10 C. brown in BLOCK OF FOUR with full to wide margins, mint with original gum (penetrated slightly into the paper and usual patina) with slight hinge trace in the two top brands. Unused blocks of four of the first emission are great rarities - another block of four was sold in 2011 for € 162,000 at a Swiss auction! All stamps sign. Buhler and certificates Buehler (1980), Holcombe (1995) and Van der...
Worldwide Rarities Auction
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Worldwide Rarities Auction
Auction to be held at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001, USA
10.00 am WORLDWIDE RARITIES Volume I - Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe 1 - 670
4.00 pm WORLDWIDE RARITIES Volume II - South, Central and North America 700 - 936
Lot #223 - belgien
Belgien - 1851/54: Medaillon 20 c. blue and 40 c. rose, margins large to touched, used on attractive 1853 embossed "VALENTINE" Ladie's envelope to London, tied by '24' numeral obliterators of BRUXELLES with blue despatch cds (Feb 2) at left and London arrival in red. VALENTINE COVERS TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS ARE RARE, NOT A SINGLE ONE IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE "DESTINATION ÉTRANGÈRES" HANDBOOK BY DR JAN HUYS & PIERRE KAISER. Catalog Price...
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG is an established dealer in Germany. For many years the company published direct sale list of stamps and covers from all the world. In 2006 they... Read More
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