Lot 2201
German Offices in China, 1900 unissued 25pf Tientsin overprint (Michel I), perfectly centered. Original gum, lightly hinged. Extremely Fine and choice.
Michel €50,000 ($54,000)
A SUPERLATIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT RARITY.
Expertization: signed Bühler, 2001 Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel certificate.
The handstamped provisional overprint was applied to a small quantity of the 25pf and 40pf Germanias, as well as to the 2mk "German Union" and 3mk Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial. These were done only as trials and the entire group was sent to the Reich Postal Museum. Somehow a few examples found their way to philatelists.
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| Realized $28,000 |
