Switzerland 'Zurich 4' (1843 Cantonal)
- Maker
- Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
- Year
- 1843
- Rank
- 71 of 100
Switzerland 'Zurich 4' (1843 Cantonal)
Switzerland 'Zurich 4' (1843 Cantonal) by Canton of Zurich, Switzerland (1843) is ranked 71 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $156,000 on 1 September 2016. Among the first postage stamps in continental Europe (1 March 1843), predating most national issues — a true world-classic first.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Among the first postage stamps in continental Europe (1 March 1843), predating most national issues — a true world-classic first.
Zumstein 1, 4 rappen; the record lot = a Zurich 4-rappen franking on cover with unique rosette handstamp
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $156,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 1 September 2016
Peter Rapp: a Zurich 4-rappen cover (unique rosette handstamp) sold ~$156,000 / CHF 180,000. NOTE: figure is for a cover; a used Zurich 4r single is ~$12,650.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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