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Lot# 6025 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6025 Haiti

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    1881 (July 1): 1 c. vermilion on yellowish, plate I, imperforate, the famous and unique Interpanneau block of seventy (10 x 7) showing the spacing between the panes and consequently no less than ten vertical tête-bêche pairs; with large margins all round, creased between the panes as to be expected, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A delightful multiple of consummate rarity and an iconic item in the annals of Haitian Philately Scott 1c = $ 30'000++.rnrnProvenance: Collection Louis L.R. Hausberg (exhibited at the Royal Philatelic Society in 1911).rn                     Collection Thomas W. Hall RDP (purchased the Hausberg estate intact in 1917).rn                     Collection Ferrars H. Tows, Carl Pelander, New York, 16-19 Feb 1949, lot 1207.rn                     Collection Dr. Clarence W. Hennan, Robson Lowe, Basel, 13 Oct 1966, lot 1062. As a sheet of 100 stamps.rn                     Collection Dr. Norman Hubbard, SG, New York, 17 March 1981, lot 169. Trimmed to the present size.rn                     Collection Enrique de Bustamente.
    Starting bid : 30,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold