Lot 355
German States - Bavaria, 1870 (July 10) complete folded letter to Bayreuth (July 11), bearing 1862 Postage Due 3kr black used as a definitive postage stamp, the inscription "Vom Empfanger zahlbar" of the stamp barred out in pen and with red ink endorsement beside stamp "Guldig alls 3 Kr. Marke", the stamp with large even margins and well tied by "Brand" c.d.s., showing another strike adjacent and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, extremely fine and rare provisional usage (only three examples recorded from Brand).
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1991 Maria Brettl Certificate.
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