60th AUCTION - day 4

United Nations - Geneve: 1969/2000. Amazing collection of 110 IMPERFORATE stamps

United Nations - Geneve

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1969/2000. Amazing collection of 110 IMPERFORATE stamps in pairs and six gutter pairs. Great variety of topics like Sport, Politics, Arts, Animals, etc. In all 232 mint never hinged stamps. "Mr. Andrew Toh, in an open letter dated February 4, 2003 on behalf of the United Nations and related to the archives' initial public offering, stated: ... 'The items are genuine UNPA property ...'. Typically in the past, archival material has come from printing companies and very rarely from the government body. This official United Nations release certainly marks a milestone in the history of United Nations philately, and will greatly benefit future collectors with an incredible range of fresh material for philatelists around the world." (from introduction 2004 Brookman specialized catalogue). The Michel "UNO-Spezial 2020" catalogue value is 52.000 €.

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Condition: ** (mint never hinged)