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Auction: 19058 - The Davies Collection of Great Britain and selected other Countries
Lot: 197

(x) Switzerland
Cantonal Administrations
Geneva

1843 5c.+5c. black on green, the so-called Double Geneva, a particularly fine and attractive example from the right of the sheet with good to enormous margins, resplendent colour and with original gum, lightly mounted at top, signed A. Diena who states in the 1957 accompanying certificate that the stamp is perfect. A wonderful example of this world-class rarity, also with Hunziker (1957) and Rellstab (1999) Certificates. Sc. 2L 1; Zumstein 3; CHF 80,000; S.G. G1, £84,000, Photo

provenance:
"Silvaplana", Corinphila, 1999

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Sold for
£65,000

Starting price
£20000