Los-Nr. 299

10 c. grey, vertical strip of 4 (bottom stamp with large retouch no. 8), vertical strip of 3 and single stamp, tied by several strikes of clear ring cancel to entire double rate letter with adjacent clear cds. "GREVENMACHER 31 MARS 59" to Metz; the single stamp slightly touched, otherwise clear to very wide margins, the top stamp of the strip of 3 with small scissors' cut at left and same strip with faint horizontal fold between the 2 bottom stamps, the single stamp and the bottom stamp of strip of 3 with faint marks of blue crayon; overall quite nice and fresh condition, the cover in original state of preservation; one of the most spectacular entires of the 1st issue; signed Goebel and certificate Demuth BPP (1995)