Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4

1858 (July 21): Bull's Heads 81 parale deep blue on blue wove paper, a used example of nice appearance but repaired and rebacked, cancelled by "FOKSCHANI 9/." cds in blue (Kiriac fig. 275) and trace of red crayon characteristic for Fokschani. Very rare and so far only 26 used examples of this classic rarity recorded, seven of them from Fokschani. Cert. Heimbüchler (2001) Mi = € 48'000.rnReference: Described and illustrated in Heimbüchler - Bull's Heads of Moldavia on pp. 370-371. rnProvenance: Galerie Helbing, München (June 1914); 133. Corinphila sale (June 2002), lot 1783.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS