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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 575

Hellrigl #7b, c. 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair, left margin block of 31, positions 1/60, being one half of a sheet less only the top right corner stamp (pos.4), setting 8 (or possibly 9), contains two tete-beche pairs with inverted cliches 52 and 59, unused without gum as issued, large wide margins all around, first two words of the inscription at top and sheet margins at the left and bottom showing traces of the sheet framelines, nice clear color and impression, this block also contains constant or progressive plate flaws in positions 12, 25, 27-28, 33 and 4, unobtrusive horiz. folds between 3rd and 4th and 6th and 7th rows, very fine and suitable for display; Scott #7 var., a var.; S.G. #7, a, £4,980+.

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$625