THE “TRESKILLING YELLOW” ERROR OF COLOUR The World’s Most Expensive Stamp ùüú Private Auction under Special Terms & Conditions Feldman Galleries, Geneva May 22, 2010 at 17h00 Acknowledgments We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the following philatelists, living or departed, who have helped us over the years in telling the story of the “Treskilling Yellow” on three prior occasions and in this current auction catalogue: Sven-Olof Forselius Per Gummesson Ingvar Pettersson Olle Pettersson Sven Sandstedt and of course our team of dedicated philatelists, graphists, computer experts and administrative staff in our Geneva and New York offices. Bibliography Sven Ahman, R.M. Skogs Förlags AB, Trelleborg, Sweden, “Den gula treskillingen,” Malmö 1975 Lars Fimmerstad, Argumentor AB, “The Treskilling Yellow,” 2004 L. & N. Williams, “Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps,” Geneva, 1993 © Copyright 2010, David Feldman SA, Geneva, Switzerland Excerpts and quotations from previous publications including our own retain the copyrights of the sources cited. 2 SWEDEN “Treskilling Yellow” Error of Colour May 22, 2010 David Feldman SA The World’s Most Expensive Stamp ùüú Private Auction under Special Terms & Conditions Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 17h00 Geneva time Feldman Galleries, Geneva P.O. Box 81, 175 route de Chancy, 1213 Onex, Geneva, Switzerland. Tel. +41 (0)22 727 0777 Fax +41 (0)22 727 0778 E-mail:
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