Special Jubilee Auction #203 - Euro (€)

ROMANIA

1858 54 Parale green on blue green, a wonderful example, sharp impression with large even margins all around, cancelled by crisp "TEKUTSCH / MOLDOVA / 18.8" small double-circle ds, insignificant vertical bend at right well away from design, extremely fine rarity used from Tekutsch

Expertise: Signed Köhler & G.Bolaffi
Certificate Fulpius & Heimbüchler

Background: Heimbüchler census no. 354/2; only 12 of this value recorded with the Tekutsch datestamp, four are on cover and another two are in the Tapling collection at the British Library, with another noted as defective - leaving just 5 off cover recorded in sound condition

Provenance: Tomasini

Estimate: ?10'000 - ?15'000