Sale 973 — 2009 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 June, 2009
Category — The Jonathan Rose Collection of First Issues of the World (Argentina thru G.B.)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
318
BERGEDORF, 1861, -1/2s Black on Pale Blue (1; Michel 1). Large margins to just in, tied by large five-bar grid, matching "Bergedorf 23 8" circular datestamp on buff cover to Hamburg, 1866 receiving backstamp, minor cover wearFRESH AND FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE COVER BEARING A SINGLE OF THE BERGEDORF HALF-SCHILLING BLACK ON PALE BLUE PAPER.
Friedl, Ebel and Grobe backstamps.
3,250
1,900