Ordre d'achat - Galerie Dreyfus

160 1856: 4sk. blue, the famous cover bearing the vertically bisected example, F 60 000 - 85 000
carried in the Bypost’ system and paying the 2 skilling local rate in full,
tied by “364” numeral handstamp in black of the ‘Bypost’ Office and with
corresponding “CHRISTIANIA BYPOST” cds at upper right (March 5, 1858) well
struck in red. Moldenhauer notes that bisects were declared illegal by the
Norwegian P.O. later in the same month, on March 20th. A major rarity of
Norwegian and Scandinavian Philately. Signed Friedl. Certificate Moldenhauer
(1981).Aune (1999). Ex collection Baron de Rothschild, Bernt. J. Fossum.
Cat. 4
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