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Auction: SW1019 - The Collectors' Series incl. Colombia, Italian P.O.'s in China, Bulgaria, Rumania, Fiscals & Aeronautical Memorabilia
Lot: 562

1917-22 Italian Post OfficesPeking1917, 40c. on 50c. violet, error of value, hand surcharge, well centred featuring perforations clear of the design, fresh with original gum. A very fine example of this exceedingly rare stamp, with only about ten recorded, being the most significant featuring an error of value. Cert. Bottacchi, 1958 photograph with seal and complete signature by A. Diena ("surcharge originale" in manuscript). Sassone 6A; € 35,000. Photo

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