Auction 199

20-22 November 2024

DUNKIRK
Lot 6620
Lot 6620
Opening bid
25.000
46II *
5 Fr. Postal stamps special edition "old town Carcasonne" with overprint "Occupied area North France" in type II, unused with original gum, issued only 10 examples, unsigned, expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) "the condition is perfect. To almost 30 years intensely research is me the Michel number 46 until today only twice have become known. These stamp is an extremely scarce Dunkirk rarity and counts to the largest rarities of the German occupation area World War II. " - provenance: illustration piece by Michel special catalog for Germany volume 1, annotation: the consignor determined be this piece to the auction to deliver, because we in the February 2024 for the other known copy a hammer price from 74.000.- Euro score could. Probably for Lange years the last possibility, a piece of this stamp to acquire!
For lots of the clearance sale we accept underbids up to 30% starting price - if there is no higher bid!