Sale 989 — 2010 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 19 June, 2010

Category — France

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
335
 
Sale 989, Lot 335, FranceFRANCE, 1871, 15c Bister on Yellowish, Tete-Beche (56a; Yvert 59b). Horizontal strip of three, right two stamps face-to-face tete-beche, two perfect strikes of "3325" in diamond of dots cancel, light horizontal crease, right stamp expertly repaired

FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED TETE-BECHE PAIR OF THE 1871 15-CENTIMES ISSUE.

The tete-beche is only known from Position 80 of the sheet of 150.

With 1975 Calves certificate. Yvert e22,000 for the pair. Scott Retail for the pair

13,500
2,800