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Auction: 18054 - The 'Hermione' Collection of France, 1849-1950
Lot: 823

France
1928 "Ile de France" Issue
10fr. on 90c. red and 10fr. on 1fr.50c. blue, each in blocks of four from the lower left corner of the sheet, positions 41-42/46-47, the two upper positions showing spaced surcharge, with marginal current number in lower margin, each applied as single multiple on 23 August envelope to Paris, tied by "new-york au havre/d" octagonal datestamps, six-line cachet of the "Ile-de-France" catapult flights adjacent, both with arrival on reverse. An extraordinary duo exhibiting the only set in blocks of four recorded, featuring the "spaced surcharge" variety; ranging among the most significant airmail items of French philately. Trachtenberg certificate (1980), signed Calves and Sanabria. Spink Maury 3d, 4b. Photo

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€27,000