Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co KG Sale: 50
France and French Colonies Madagascar
Sale No: 50
Lot No:8148
Symbol:u p
Cat No:53 I, 53 F I, 53 II
1902, Revaluation overprints, 0,05 on 30c. brown/blue "Groupe", vertical strip of three, top stamp with overprint in type I "narrow 0", centre stamp "misplaced comma=00,5" and bottom stamp overprint in type II "wide 0", mint original gum with hinge remnants resp. the variety never hinged. Maury 52 I, 52 I b, 52 II. Less than 951 copies of variety "00,5" do exist, very rare and attractive as a multiple! (Image)