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Auction: 1016 - Important Stamps & Covers
Lot: 67

France 1858 (20 Jan.) small locally addressed entire letter from Villard de Lans, bearing 1853-61 20c. blue bisected vertically (touched at top) and tied by petit chiffres "3587" cancellation, the entire with a small tear extending into the address panel on the front, well clear of the adhesive, fine and extremely rare. The rarest of the few known usages of the 20c. bisect to pay the 10c. local rate. Goebel Certificate (2009). Maury €32,500. Photo Estimate £ 12,500-15,000

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