Lotnumber: 333
33 GIRONDE,86 VIENNE. BORDEAUX. Action de F1000, unissued. gold, grey. Central fold. Large tear at the top, repaired. Also some paper loss at the top border, luckily outside the printed part of the share. Printed on thin paper, almost entirely in gold print. Decorative border showing the Pont d'Availles (vallée de la Vienne) and de Pont de Vicq (to cross the Gartempe in the Dordogne) as well as ship and animals on a road. Founded 1838 to build and operate both toll-bridges for 79 resp. 60 years. A unique, early and most decorative printer proof.
Themes: BRIDGES & TUNNEL
FRANCE
Date: 1 September 1839
Quality: F-VF
Startprice: € 100