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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 570

Hellrigl #4a var., 1881 1a Dull deep blue on European wove paper, imperforate, setting 2 or 3, unused without gum as issued, especially well centered within extra-large balanced margins, fresh white paper, the color is exceptional and the certificate notes "the shade of this stamp is very scarce, being an intermediate shade between the dull blue shade typical of setting 2 and the milky blue shade typical of setting 3," the certificate numbers this as Hellrigl #4a but does not specify the setting, extremely fine; 1984 Hellrigl certificate; Scott #4 var., $175.00+; S.G. #1 var., £225.

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