Lot 324
Used to Germany: 1870, Siege of Paris, 10c bister on yellowish, Tête-Bêche Pair (pressed out crease) tied by indistinct cancels on a folded letter to Hanover datelined Bordeaux Juil 26 1871, bearing blue company handstamp, red boxed transit and 32pf (due) manuscript, on reverse AUSG. 29 7 Germany receiver; very attractive, P. Scheller Cert. (2014). Yvert 36b; €8,000 ($9,120). (Scott 54a). Scott $5,500
Striking combination of tête-bêche pair, foreign destination and underpaid letter.
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Opening Bid $475 |