Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

1858: Bull's Heads 108 parale blue on rose horizontally laid paper, a superb and fresh example in a deep shade with even large margins (minute thins at top, mostly marginal), tied by a clear strike of "JASSY / MOLDOVA" datestamp (18/8) datestamp in blue (Kiriac fig. 279), contrasting well with the blue design, an additional light strike alongside. A desirable example of this rare adhesive, certs. Gmach (2024), Cherata (2024) Mi = € 16'000.
Reference: Illustrated in Handbook I on page 389, pos. 3.
Provenance: Hamers (Aug. 1947); Collection E. J. Leon, Kaufmann sale Basel (Oct. 1966), lot 1282; Ebel sale 155 (Sept. 1987).