Venezuela

Lot

Topic

Start Price

56 - 7714

60.000 €

1859/1865 "FIRST ISSUES": Specialized collection of 90 items including mint stamps and multiples, used stamps and covers, with a lot of scarce, rare or unique items like 1859 ½r. yellow from 1st local printing mint (Heister cert.), various bisected stamps, stamps on bluish or greenish paper, largest known multiples, scarce/rare/unique postmarks, a wide range of covers showing single, multiple or mixed frankings, rare cancellations and destinations, and many more, plus unique sheets of essays for first issue, sheet of 100 of 1859 ½r. orange, one of only three known sheets of 1859 1r. blue, and a complete sheet of postal forgery of 1863 ½r. Many items signed by experts or with certificates by Dr. K. Heister, P. Holcombe et al. AN EXTRAORDINARY AND SUPERB COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT ITEMS OF THE EARLY ISSUES OF VENEZUELA.

Selected Collections from the current auction