382nd Auction
18. – 23. September 2023 in Wiesbaden
10 k. brown/blue, Plate II, fresh colours, good to large margins all around, tied by boxed cancel "REVEL 26 APRIL 1858" and additional pen stroke to an envelope to Finn in the area of Wisenberg (current Estonia), reverse arrival boxed "POLUCHENO 27 APRIL 1858" and intact wax seal; minor surface abrasion spot on the cover´s centre, still a very fine and attractive usage during the provisional cancellation period, sign. Pfenninger and certificate Leupold (2021)
1858, Coat of Arms 10k. brown/blue, first priting on thicker paper, deep rich colours, watermark "1" shifted to the right, used with circular dotted "37" from REVAL, two insignificant perf creases and one short perf, still very fine and scarce variety
30 k. carmine-rose/yellowish-green, second printing on thinner paper, used with circular dotted "37" from REVEL, very fine, a rare stamp, sign. Richter and certificate Leupold (2021)
Condition
6Catalogue no.
"ULTRAMAR": 1923/34 (ca.), unused group of 25 postal stationery cards (2 from Norway), incl. reply cards (9) with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. "COLONIAS", "SPECIMEN" and "ESPECIMEN"; some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group