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Lot# 249 - 202-204 Auction

  • Lot# : 249 Colombia

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    1859: 20 c. grey-blue, Second Stone, the complete mint sheet of 55 (5 x 11), showing corrected positions 13 and 35, a few tone spots in upper margin and usual creasing and slight watery colour, insignificant inclusion towards position 45 in margin but a wonderful and extremely rare multiple with full margins all round, nearly full original gum and exceptional visual appeal. Just four panes of the Second Stone are recorded.

    Provenance: Corinphila sale 80 (March 1990), lot 5571.
     
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF