Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50035
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Cat No: Collection
Dominican Republic - 1865 First Issue 1r, a sensational group 15 items with two negative matrices, both with accurate retouches in many small areas, which were used to create the impressive copper engraved printing plate presented in this lot, seven die proofs on pelure paper including his two first attempts numbered "1" & "2" with the former showing a note reading "excés pression" as the pressure was too strong for the impression which indeed is blurred, and five essays on medium wove paper with one being an experimented slightly and not uniformly coloured in green when trying to get the colour of the background. A lot of great significance as it demonstrates that, contrary to what was previously thought, Sperati also used typography and not only lithography for his reproductions of this country, with the key elements being the matrices which were used to produce the engraved printing plate, and this demonstrating the typographic method; unique and fascinating. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,500.00
Sold...EUR 5,000.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60850
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 1
1865, 1/2r black on rose, position 5, unused without gum as usual, an extraordinarily fine example as a result of the good margins -huge at top-, clear impression and infrequently rich colour, highly desirable; presumably only 4,000 examples were printed; signed E. Diena. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60851
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 1
1865, 1/2r black on rose, position 12, lower right corner of the plate, unused without gum as usual, a very fine example with ample to large margins, good impression; presumably only 4,000 examples were printed. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60852
Symbol: H
Cat No: 1
1865, 1/2r black on rose, position 9, wide margins all around (rare thus), cancelled by Santo Domingo cds dated 7 September 1868, very difficult to find with such a clean and clear usage, undoubtedly one of the finest examples available displaying a postmark; a rare stamp in used condition, being one of the seven examples mentioned by Mueses which were used in 1868, and one of the latest usages recorded. (Image)
Opening EUR 280.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60853
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 2
1865, 1r black on deep green, position 1, unused without gum as usual, good to huge margins, fresh and very fine; very rare as only 2,000 examples are believed to have been printed. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 1,400.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60854
Symbol: H
Cat No: 2
1865, 1r black on deep green, position 2 (this being the most spectacular position as a result of the prominent black flaws below the shield), just touched at top, otherwise good margins, cancelled by "Franco" oval handstamp in blue; an exceedingly rare stamp in used condition (underestimated in the Scott catalogue) -as a matter of fact, only one example was gathered in the Hennan collection, as well as two and three examples respectively in the Báez Guerrero and Krug collections-; very desirable. (Image)
