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Public Auction #433

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 18, 2017 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place August 19-20, 2017 at 10:00 am (New York time)
Bids updated August 18, 2017 at 7:36pm (New York time)

COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Italy
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
645CV(15) Venice AQ sheets (from acqua=water), the very first form of postal stationery in the world. This group was issued from 1646 to 1764 with different postmaster names to produce tax revenues to help the city recover from the frequent flooding. One was used as a letter. Includes varieties: smiling lion, female lion, and worn down wood die print. Fourteen of these sheets were used as envelopes. Due to exposure to floods, insects, dampness and rodents, all of them show slight damage and discoloration as well as some have old tape on their reverses to hold them together. Better than typical condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $140.00