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Sale 78: The Westpex Sale

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German States to Guatemala

Lot 419 P   

Bergedorf, 1861 ½sch-4sch First Issue complete, transfer block trial color proofs, of all five issues in black, red brown, red, green and blue, ½sch & 1½sch values in a block of 12 transfers, 1sch & 3sch in a block of 10 transfers and the 4sch value in a block of 10 transfers, each on medium grayish wove paper, all in a pristine fresh state of preservation, Very Fine and choice.
Michel No. 1TC-5TC    Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.

A UNIQUE COMPLETE SET OF THE 1861 BERGEDORF TRANSFER BLOCK TRIAL COLORS.

In 1858, Shanahan's Auction House in Dublin, Ireland sold this remarkable set to Albin Schwärzler of Bergedorf. The current owner has researched other examples of these blocks in other collections, auction catalogs and other sources for over thirty five years and has concluded that only four complete sets were ever printed. Many of the other blocks have been cut up to facilitate their sale so that apart from those offered here, it is no longer possible, according to the owner's research, to assemble a second complete set.

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