Auction: 9016 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World                                                                                  
                    
                    Lot: 42
                
                    
                        France  1869  5f. violet-grey with "5" and "F" in blue, full original gum,  light bend at upper-left. Very fine and an exceptional example of this rare stamp. Balasse Certificate stating "piece exceptional" (1978). Yvert 33b   Estimate £   5,000-6,000                        
                                            
                
                    
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                        £4,800