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Lot# 6124 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6124 Haiti

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    1884 (May): 1 c. pale vermilion on pale yellowish, plate II, second printing, perf. 13½, an unused complete sheet of 50 subjects (10 x 5) showing the 'nail-heads' in the background tint plate margin alongside positions 3, 7 and between positions 9 and 10 at top; some aging in margins and a few perfs. split, large part or unmounted og. Sold together with a single marginal example (position 30), a horizontal pair (positions 43-44) and a lower marginal block of four (positions 36-37 / 46-47). An exceptional and rare complete sheet.rnrnProvenance: Collection James Abbott, Harmers, London, 19 June 1968, lot 638 (the full sheet).rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold