“Basel Golubok” ( German Basler Taube ; Alem. Basler Dybli ) - philatelic name of the first and only standard postage stamp of the Swiss canton of Basel in 1845 .
| Basel Dove | |
|---|---|
| an ale. Basler dybli | |
 ( Sc # 3L1) | |
| Type of | standard mark |
| Country of issue |  Switzerland |
| Place of issue |  canton of Basel |
| Publisher | Krebs, Frankfurt |
| Engraver | Melchior berri |
| Printing method | typographic printing , embossing |
| Date of issue | July 1, 1845 |
| Face value | 2½ rappen |
| Pronging | toothless |
| Reason for rarity | Basel's first brand |
| Rating ( Scott ) | slaked - $ 12 500; - $ 14 000 (2007) |
| Rating | CHF 18 000; on the envelope - CHF 37 500 |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 History
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Description
Denomination - 2½ rappen . The brand was designed by architect . It depicts a white dove carrying an embossed letter in its beak . This is the first three-color stamp in the world printed in black, dark red and blue.
History
The stamp was released on July 1, 1845. Printed by Krebs in Frankfurt . It was in the mail until September 30, 1854.
Cupronickel Berry also executed a mail box depicting the “Basel Dove”, which was mounted in Basel on the medieval city gates of Spalentor [1] .
Stamp with a mistake of a printing plate it. Haube auf Taube {Tuft on a Dove) {{subst: AI}}.
The vertical hitch of the “Basel Dove” with the error “Haube auf Taube” and the postmark “BASEL 3 AOUT VOR-MITTAG” is the only known blanking “before lunch” ( “VOR-MITTAG” ). Sold at the 96th Corinphila auction in March 1997 for 170 000 Swiss francs
See also
- Double Geneva
- History of Switzerland Post and Stamps
- Postage Stamp
- 5c Rayed Star
Notes
Literature
- Alphabet of the philatelist // Philately. - 1992. - No. 5. - S. 53.
- Large philatelic dictionary / Under the general. ed. N.I. Vladinets and V.A. Jacobs. - M .: Radio and communications, 1988 .-- 320 p. - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 .
- Bach J.-P., Winterstein F. Basler Taube. - Reinach: Vlg. Multipress, 1995. (German)
- Lidman D. Treasury of Stamps: 1,200 Rare and Beautiful Stamps in Color. - New York, NY, USA: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1975 .-- P. 87-88. - ISBN 0-8109-0469-1 . (eng.)
Links
- Basel Dove on the Rare Stamps website
- Basel Dove on David Feldman SA website
- Basel Dove on Sandafayre website
- Stamp sheet of the “Basel Dove” on the website of the Museum of Communication Bern (Switzerland) (English) (German) (French) (Italian)
- Page of past auctions Corinphila (Switzerland) (German) (eng.)
- Basil Dove; Basler Taubchen . Nicknames of Famous Stamps . Junior Philatelists; Gayland Bird. Date of treatment October 29, 2009. Archived January 30, 2012.