VINTAGE MAP-RARE-ANTIQUE-WATERCOLOR-PEN AND INK-ONE OF A KIND MAP OF PONTIIFICIO
INTERNATIONAL. PRIZE WINNING, ABSOLUTELY, UNBELIEVABLE, VINTAGE, ONE OF A KIND, WATERCOLOR PLUS PEN AND INK MAP OF"ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS) STATE OF PONTIFICIOS) CREATED BY SENOR ANTONIO F RAGGIO FOR A PHILATELIC ILLUSTRATED ALBUM THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DISPLAYED AT THE. X1 CONGRESO DE LA UNION POSTAL UNIVERSAL. IN BUENOS ARIES. ARGENTINA IN 1939. AS YOU VIEW THESE PIECES OVER THE NEXT FEW AUCTION SALES, YOU WILL REALIZE THE YEARS IT MUST HAVE TAKEN THE ARTIST TO CREATE THE ENTIRE ALBUM.SO HIGHLY DETAILED IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THE THOUSANDS OF HOURS HE MUST HAVE DEVOTED TO THE PROJECT. THE PIECE IS 8 1/2" X 13" FOR BEING 74 PLUS YEARS OLD, THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT + SHOWING SLIGHT AGE TONING. SOME MINUMAL EDGE SOILING. THE COLORS ARE VIVID AND SHARP. THE DETAIL OF EACH PIECE IS EXCEPTIONALLY FINE. WOULD LOOK FANTASTIC PROPERLY MATTED ... moreAND FRAMED. I WOULDN'T BREAK UP THE ALBUM IF IT WAS COMPLETE. WHEN I PURCHASED IT IT 1997, I WAS AWARE THAT SOME OF THE PIECES WERE MISSING. THE REASON I AM SELLING IS I AM 82 YEARS OLD AND IT IS TIME TO DOWNSIZE AND LET SOMEONE ELSE ENJOY THE VISUAL PLEASURES I HAVE HAD IN LOOKING AT THEM OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE SCANNED A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL AWARD AND A COPY THAT WILL BE SENT ALONG WITH THE MAP TO VERIFY AUTHENTICITY. THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE AWARD WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS SALE. ALSO INCLUDED IS A HAND PAINTED(WATERCOLOR) AND HAND PRINTED, MATCHING PAGE WITH STATISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY OF THE PERIOD. USPS, DOMESTIC SHIPPING $9.00, 1 PIECE.MULTIPLE PURCHASES SAVE ON SHIPPING. WILL SHIP INTERNATIONALLY AT COST. BE SURE AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS AS I HAVE 6 OTHER MAPS FROM THE ALBUM NOTE; I AM LISTING THE FINAL 12 PIECES. THIS WEEK. THIS 12 END THE SERIES
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