Sale 1177 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 10: France
Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
Category — 1852-71 Napoleon Issues (Scott 10a-37, Yvert 9d-33)
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1007
FRANCE, 1852, 10c Dark Bister on Yellowish (10a; Yvert 9d). Part original gum, mostly large to ample margins all around, gorgeous rich color and a highly detailed impressionVERY FINE. A HANDSOME AND EXTRAORDINARILY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1852 10-CENTIMES NAPOLEON. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE IN THE DARK BISTER SHADE.
This classic rarity is almost never offered in sound condition and with full original gum.
Ex Gross. With 1998 von der Weid certificate as a generic Bister. With 2010 P.F. certificate as the Dark Bister. Yvert €48,500
30,000
5,250