"Bombay Cover 1850" m/s on First Day Cover from Czech Republic / Bloc-feuillet "Lettre de Bombay de 1850" sur pli Premier Jour de République tcheque
Lors de l'exposition philatélique internationale "PRAGA 2018", organisée du 15 au 18 aout 2018 dans la capitale tcheque, de grandes raretés étaient exposées et en particulier les 2 célebres "Post Office" émis a Maurice le 20 septembre 1847.
Un exemplaire de chaque timbre a été acquis par un collectionneur tcheque réputé en 2016 qui a souhaité les exposer au public lors de cette manifestation a Prague.
Pour rappel, a ce jour, seulement 12 exemplaires de la version bleue (two pence) et 14 exemplaires de la version rouge-orange (one penny) de ce timbre existent dans le monde (chacun des 2 timbres ayant été imprimé a 500 exemplaires)... http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/2018/09/bombay-cover-1850-ms-on-first-day-cover.html
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At the international philatelic exhibition "PRAGA 2018", organized from 15 to 18 August 2018 in the Czech capital, some great rarities were exhibited, and in particular the two famous "Post Office" issued in Mauritius on September 20, 1847.
A copy of each stamp was acquired by a reputable Czech collector in 2016 who wished to exhibit them to the public during this event in Prague.
As a reminder, to date, only 12 copies of the blue version (two pence) and 14 copies of the red-orange version (one penny) of that stamp exist in the world (each of the 2 stamps having been printed at 500 copies)... http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/2018/09/bombay-cover-1850-ms-on-first-day-cover.html
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Eric Contesse: http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/
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Un exemplaire de chaque timbre a été acquis par un collectionneur tcheque réputé en 2016 qui a souhaité les exposer au public lors de cette manifestation a Prague.
Pour rappel, a ce jour, seulement 12 exemplaires de la version bleue (two pence) et 14 exemplaires de la version rouge-orange (one penny) de ce timbre existent dans le monde (chacun des 2 timbres ayant été imprimé a 500 exemplaires)... http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/2018/09/bombay-cover-1850-ms-on-first-day-cover.html
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At the international philatelic exhibition "PRAGA 2018", organized from 15 to 18 August 2018 in the Czech capital, some great rarities were exhibited, and in particular the two famous "Post Office" issued in Mauritius on September 20, 1847.
A copy of each stamp was acquired by a reputable Czech collector in 2016 who wished to exhibit them to the public during this event in Prague.
As a reminder, to date, only 12 copies of the blue version (two pence) and 14 copies of the red-orange version (one penny) of that stamp exist in the world (each of the 2 stamps having been printed at 500 copies)... http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/2018/09/bombay-cover-1850-ms-on-first-day-cover.html
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Eric Contesse: http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/
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