Lot 2218
Switzerland, Geneva, 1847, 5c "Eagle" postal stationery cutout (2LU1), huge balanced margins, tied by red rosette on small folded cover to Dardagny, postmarked neat matching "Geneve 21 Fevr 50 11½M" c.d.s. fresh and Extremely Fine. Zumstein O7 31,000 SFr ($34,040). Scott $19,000
A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE USAGE.
Expertization: 1998 S.B.P.V. Certificate.
The use of this postal stationery cutout as an adhesive was authorized on February 19, 1847.
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