Sale 1177 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 10: France
Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
Category — 1870-71 Bordeaux and 1870-75 Ceres Issues (Scott 40-63, Yvert 41B-57)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1027
FRANCE, 1870, 20c Dark Blue on Bluish, Type I, Die II (43a; Yvert 44Ba). Full original gum, light h.r., full even margins all around, deep color and characteristic impression on brilliantly fresh paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 20-CENTIMES TYPE I. BY FAR THE RAREST STAMP OF THE BORDEAUX ISSUE.
Ex Gross. Signed Friedl. With 1998 von der Weid certificate (as Dark Blue) and 2010 P.F. certificate (as Blue). Yvert €33,000
25,000
19,000