Start of the sale:
Sunday, 17 April 2022 at 09:39
Item n°1491322483
Sale ends:
Monday, 1 July 2024 at 12:58
Great Britain, Scott #4178 (Stanley Gibbons #4607), used(o), 2021, Traditional Christmas-Matrix Stamp, Mary and the Child by post-cubist artist Jorge Cocco in a style of sacrocubism ( ... art for the spiritual intellect); Jorge Cocco Santángelo (born: 1936) is a Argentine painter and professor of art who paints sacred events in settings from the post-cubist art movement, stamp shows the Mother holdng her newborn Child, the curves of Mary's white veil lead the eye to the curves outlining the form of Jesus, the lines from Mary's clothing continue onto the design in the cloth covering the baby, the curves and lines provide a sense of continuation and connection; 1st class mail, a 2D omnidirectional bar code matrix is adjacent to the visual stamp, separated by a non-functional perforation line, serpentine die simulated perforations 15x14½, issued in non-water soluble self adhesive panes, photogravure printed, two left and right bands phosphorus, Scott supplemental catalog value: $1.75, nicely centered, light, broken-up, wavy line cancellation over the main image, good perforations; stamp was removed from its mailing envelope using a Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black card stock to make an attractive album appearance; mounting and centering warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch;' the stamp you see will be the one you receive.
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