U.S. & Worldwide; The Alexander Collection of Russia
September 14-16, 2010
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| Lot #2054 THE ALEXANDER COLLECTION - RUSSIA 1857 10k Brown and Blue 1857 10k brown & blue, thin paper, horizontal strip of five, each stamp cancelled by pen cross, large margins all around, good color and impression, right stamp with a 2 1/2 mm tear at top, otherwise very fine, ex-Faberge, Mertens and Frederick Small collections (1974), where it was described "this unique piece is the most important piece in Russian Philately." As the largest known multiple of the first and only imperforate stamp of the country, this is an absolute gem of not only Russian but international philately (Liapine cat. €300,000) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $230,000.00
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