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  • Lot# : 809 Colombia

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    1866: 'Sobreporte' Foreign Mail issue, 50 c. black on yellow, the extraordinary mint sheet of 33 stamps (11 x 3), creased and repaired by hinges between sixth and seventh vertical rows and further minor bends of no great significance, of outstanding colour and freshness for this rarity, believed to be the sole recorded sheet, fresh and fine, large part og Gi 40 = £ 1'800+/Scott = $ 1'800+.

    Provenance: Corinphila sale 80 (March 1990), lot 5740.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF