Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

1858 (July 21/Aug 2g): 108 parale blue on rose horizontally laid paper, a used example with enormous margins on three sides, just touched at right not greatly impairing the wonderful appearance, with interesting break in the outer circle above "И" at right, neatly cancelled by part "PIATRA / MOLDOVA" circular datestamp ".3/10" in blue. Illustrated in Heimbüchler "The Bull's Heads of Moldavia" on page 409, position 3. A great rarity: only seven examples of the 108 pa. are known used from Piatra. Certs. Heimbüchler (1980), Cherata (2024) Scott 3 = $ 16'000/Mi = € 16'000.
Provenance: Ex collections Eduardo Cohen and Reddersen.