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

1858 (July 21): Bull's Head 81 parale blue on grey blue wove paper, a superb unused example without gum, with huge to enormous margins all round, a fresh adhesive of very fine appearance and without faults, an excellent crisp impression with minute spots as are characteristic of the nature of the delicate wove paper utilised and are no faults. A most attractive example of this great classical rarity, just 37 examples recorded in unused condition, half of them cut round or with major faults. Cert. Heimbüchler BPP (2010). Mi = € 42'000 / Gi 3 = £ 40'000.rnReference: Illustrated and described in Heimbüchler Handbook I on pages 364/365, adhesive no. 2; Edition d'Or Volume XII on page 49.rnProvenance: Luder (Corinphila) 1924;rn                   'Moldau' Grand Prix International Collection, part 2, Corinphila sale 171 (Sept 2011), lot 6011.