Auction 321 - 332 Romania – Special Catalogue, Worldwide Rarities – The ERIVAN Collection – 2nd Auction, Schweiz & Liechtenstein - Day 5

1858: Bull's Head 27 pa. black on pink wove paper, a huge margined example of magnificent colour, used on 1858 cover from Jassy to Roman tied by neat "JASSY / MOLDOVA" circular datestamp (Aug 22) in blue. Central file fold well away from the delightful adhesive and one side flap missing but, of the 6 covers recorded from Jassy bearing the 27 parale, just this and one other bear stamps of this quality, this being the earliest recorded cover from Jasssy with the adhesive used in the third week of issue. Illustrated in the Heimbüchler handbook on page 281 fig. 2. A splendid rare cover for the connoisseur of classic philately. Signed Friedl. Cert. Heimbüchler (1986), A. Diena (1987) Mi = € 38'000.rnProvenance: Collection De M.K., Gilbert & Köhler; Collection Stevens, Harmers, London (1937); Collection Alfred Caspary, Harmers, New York, 18-21 Nov 1957, lot 351; Corinphila sale 74, March 1987, lot 3682.rnExhibited: Monacophil and offered on the Exhibit page.