Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 8 Special Catalogue: German States: Bavaria from 1849 – Auction of 'Missed Opportunities' – Collections – The ERIVAN Collection – 11th Auction

1851, King Friedrich August II. the misprint ½ Neugroschen black on matt Prussian blue in a souvenir sheet of 4, very attractive fresh colours and full to mostly wide margins on all sides, unused with original gum, the upper right stamp with a small light spot (partly rebacked), the two left values have - like almost all stamps of the misprint - very few small sand grain holes, of which only one is noticeable in the outer margin of the lower stamp. This is the only known souvenir sheet of 4 of this stamp (postage stamp), which is also the second largest known multiples of this rare misprint. One of the great scarces of old German philately in very attractive fresh condition. Signed W. H. Colson, Drahn and Opitz and certificate Vaatz BPP (2018)
Provenance: 'Schwerin' collectionW.H. Colson (1963)John Boker jr.General Robert J. Gill (1965)Horst and Arnim Knapp (2011)