Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 7 Grand Duchy of Baden – Frankings and Postal History – The Klaus Peter Geis Collection Schleswig-Holstein 1850–1867 – The Rolf Beyerodt Collection

1855, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, type II, horizontally laid paper, very first printing run with complete lines of separation on all sides and "sheet above the crown", very fresh colours and evenly large margins all round with very well visible lines of separation on three sides, with neatly and centrally applied double circle cancel "ST. P. A. BREMEN 14 1". Above a horizontal crease smoothed, otherwise perfect condition. Only a few copies of this early issue are known so far, this is one of the best. Signature Richter and certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Provenance: Arthur Salm (Huys-Berlingin, 1992)