Heinrich Köhler 385 Auction – Day 1

1849/50: Ceres 15 c. dark-green 'vert foncé', two singles, fresh colors and good margins all around, tied by two neat strikes of the “Paris Star” to small 2nd weight folded cover with adjacent cds. “PARIS 8 MARS” to Montagne. The left hand adhesive light vertical file fold and corner crease, one sideflap missing, of exceptional rarity as this stamp was primarily used for the “drop letter” rate within Paris, signed Roumet and certificate Calves (2007) (Yvert 2b)