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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 573

Hellrigl #7b, c. 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair in bottom right corner margin block of 12 (4x3), setting 8, position 45-48/53-56/61-64, inverted cliche is 62, unused without gum as issued, large wide margins all around, particularly intense color, this block also contains the striking constant plate flaw of deep vertical split starting in the top right corner, choice very fine and a lovely position block; Scott #7 var., a var.; S.G. #7, a, £2,000+.

Sold for
$350