Corinphila Auktion
The total amount due is payable in Swiss francs. "The purchaser shall pay the sales prices plus 23% commission. Foreign currencies will be accepted to the extent of the amounts credited by a principal Swiss bank; any costs arising from exchange rate differences will be borne by the bidder. In ...more
Lot 1288 Chile
- Scott 12c
Third London Printing 1861/62: 10 c. bright blue, watermark position 4, the error of watermark "20" for "10", a fine used example with three large margins and just shaved at right, struck with the "Cancelled" obliterator in black. An extremely rare stamp with just 8 examples recorded. Cert. RPSL (1980) Gi 32c = £ 3'000 / Scott 12c = $ 5'200. Note: This variety was first reported in "L'Union Postale Universelle" in July 1893. Since that time, just 8 examples have been found. Gerhard Blank states that all the known examples have the watermark, pos. 4, in the identical position, thus all must have emanated from the same sheet. Only one, perhaps two examples have complete margins. Provenance: Collection Dr. Siebert, Köhler sale 332, Wiesbaden, 13-14 March 2008, lot 1796.
(app. 1610 EUR)