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January 9-10, 2013

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #147
BELGIAN CONGO
1894 Independent State of Congo, series "Mols", 10fr green and black, perf. 14 1/4, center inverted, unused without gum, well centered, fresh and very fine, with brand new certificate from Pierre Kaiser. There are five to seven reported examples of this world-class legendary rarity, most with varying degrees of faults. Most recent realization was the example with gum from the Anatoly Karpov collection, which fetched €95,000 plus 20% buyer's premium. This copy's provenance is ex-General Dufour
(*)
Catalog #30var
Price Realized
$62,500.00

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