Lot
1643 
France, 1849, Ceres, 40c bright orange, horzontal pair, margins huge to just touching, rich color, tied by roller grid cancel on cover to London, England, matching "Paris, 20 Aout, 52" cds, transit and red London tombstone entry date stamp, Very Fine. Yvert No. 5a. Maury No. 5b €2,250 ($2,510). Scott No. 7 var. Estimate $300 - 400.