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Lot# 4081 - 186-190 Auction

  • Lot# : 4081 Colombia

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    5 c. purple-brown / claret, Second Stone, the extraordinary mint block of eight with the seventh stamp showing the "fingerprint" flaw, Hugo Goeggel proving by a single mint example, that this flaw emanates from the base of the sheet, between positions 47-55. The block is of excellent colour and with large part original gum and exceedingly rare - the largest and only known unused multiple on wove paper. Exhibit item.
    Note: the late Dieter Bortfeldt attributes this to the First Stone but the colour appears to decry this.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF