Lot no. 21032

387th Auction

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Catalogue no.

Opening250 €
Sold for250 €

1925 / 1927 – Anderssen, Dr. Justus & Dethloff, Henrik: Norges Frimerker 1855–1924 (1924, in Norwegian language), 188 pages (gilt-edged at top), originally softbound, this copy is quarter leather hardbound with gold title imprint on spine (rubbed at edges), 1000 copies printed, this is No. 429; PLUS: Peplow, F. J. (Frank Jukes): The Postage Stamps of Buenos Aires (Febr. 1926, but Crawford medal 1927), 72 pages + 8 photo plates, including three collotype plates, one plate of cancellations in half-tone process, a proof in black from an electrotype of the original plates of the 1859 1 peso blue, proofs in black from the five made-up plates of the original cliches or portions of plates used for the ‘Latour’ reprints and a set of the ‘Latour’ reprints. Printed on hand-made paper, originally published as softcover, but this copy is privately quarter leather hardbound with gold title imprint on spine (rubbed at edges), limited edition of 100 copies only (this is numbered 38 and signed by the author). A literature rarity! Estimation: 500 Euro

@ Schwanke # 344, 7.2.2014, lot 2996 no 18: 340 Euro + 20% (for the Peplow book)