BERGEDORF, 1861, 1s Black on White (2; Michel 2). The superb horizontal pair with huge 6mm bottom sheet margin and large margins all around, tied by 5-bar cancel, clearly struck "Bergedorf 8 6 II T." (June 8, 1865) rimless datestamp on folded letter to the railway newspaper office in Lubeck, prepaid for the 2-schilling rate to Lubeck, June 8 backstamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM SHEET-MARGIN PAIR OF THE BERGEDORF 1861 ONE-SCHILLING BLACK ON WHITE ON A PERFECT FOLDED LETTER TO LUBECK. A MAGNIFICENT COVER THAT WAS DESCRIBED BY HERBERT A. BLOCH IN THE 1956 CASPARY SALE AS "ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BERGEDORF COVERS KNOWN".

Ex Rothschild (H. R. Harmer, Oct. 23-24, 1939, realized £52 10/-), Alfred H. Caspary (H. R. Harmer, Apr. 23-25, 1956, realized $2,200) and Rinck. Signed R. Friedl. With 2015 Maria Brettl certificate, describing this as "genuine and in the finest condition possible. As a margin pair it is the most beautiful I have ever seen."

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