Portomarken 1871 - FRANKREICH Portomarke 5, SELTENER NEUNERBLOCK, 5 Werte postfrisch, 3500,-€ ++ - MICHEL Nr. 5 (9) Block

AREA: Portomarken - Portomarken

MICHEL NUMBER: 5 (9) Block

CATALOG VALUE: €3500.-

CONDITION:
mint, partly unused with hinge

CERTIFICATION: ✓ Authenticity guarantee

QUALITY:
Uniform wide margins all around and excellent freshness. Three stamps are affected by a faint perforation line, which does not show through in transmitted light. Of the five mint values, three are completely flawless.

DESCRIPTION:
ISSUE: 1871, 25 C. black, large decorative block of 9 stamps, of which 5 are mint
In this beautiful, pristine condition of great rarity. In MICHEL this stamp is rated only without gum. According to YVERT the hinge value is €250 per piece. Mint values from this period deserve a surcharge of at least 100%. Thereafter the valuation of the individual stamps would be €2500 for the mint and €1000 for the unused values, totaling €3500. Here, no surcharge has yet been applied for the considerable rarity of this block.

AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE:
As a professional philatelist with over 50 years of experience in the stamp trade, I guarantee the authenticity of the item offered here in all parts. You may also present it to an association examiner for appraisal. If this examiner determines a counterfeit or alteration, you will receive your purchase price plus the incurred examination costs back.