Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — Essays & Proofs, Back-of-Book thru Specimens
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1074
S
1c-$5.00 1922-25 Issue (552, 554-573). Strips of three, tied by red "Postes et Telegraphes/Madagascar, Collection de Berne" handstamps on part of ledger bookVERY FINE. THIS LARGE PIECE ACCOUNTS FOR THE ENTIRE SUPPLY OF THESE SPECIMEN ISSUES FROM THE MADAGASCAR ARCHIVES AND, AS SUCH, IS UNIQUE.
These examples were prepared for use for Universal Postal Union (UPU) reference sets within the Madagascar Archives. This is an essential accompaniment to a specialized exhibit of the 1922 Bureau Issue.
E. 1,500-2,000
2,100